Another dead dolphin with a stomach full of plastic was discovered in Florida. During a necropsy, a two-foot plastic shower hose was discovered inside the animal.
The seven foot male dolphin washed ashore on Fort Meyers Beach in Big Carlos Pass, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on Friday.The dolphin was found a week earlier, and during the necropsy a two-foot plastic shower hose was discovered inside the animal. This was found in the esophagus and forestomach of the animal.
On April 23, a baby female rough-toothed dolphin had a piece of a balloon and two plastic bags in its stomach. The dolphin was found emaciated and in poor health, and biologists decided to"humanely euthanize" it.On the same day the FWC announced the dolphin death, in Italy, a young sperm whale was found dead with several kilograms of plastic in its stomach. In an effort to curb environmental damage from throw-away plastics, many businesses and several states are taking action.
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