Half of dead baby turtles found by Australian scientists have stomachs full of plastic | ECO EVOLUTION TODAY | Scoop.it
Baby sea turtles are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of plastic pollution, according to a new study which found around half of the recently hatched reptiles had stomachs full of plastic. In recent years, scientists have realised that animals ranging from plankton to whales are regularly consuming plastic, since around 10 million tons of it ends up in the sea