It's raised fears that plastic ingestion is becoming widespread among the birds.
Manx shearwaters on Skomer Island in Wales are eating glitter and tiny pieces of plastic, scientists have found, raising fears that plastic ingestion is becoming widespread among this seabird species.
In total, the birds had swallowed more than 70 individual pieces of plastic – all smaller than 5mm, the scientists said.Dr Louise Gentle, a wildlife conservation researcher in Nottingham Trent University’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, said: “The majority of birds had at least one plastic piece in their gastrointestinal tract.
The scientists found clear and yellow plastics in the stomachs of adult birds, suggesting the pieces may have been mistaken for prey. Another possibility that the scientists contemplating is that Manx shearwaters may be ingesting plastics indirectly when they consume prey that eat plastics.Dr Matt Wood, senior lecturer in biology from the University of Gloucestershire who coordinated the study, said: “We need to know more about what’s happening here.
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