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17-Year-Old Deer Dies With 9 Pounds of Plastic in Stomach

17-Year-Old Deer Dies With 9 Pounds of Plastic in Stomach
Stock image of a deer. (Mabel Amber/Pixabay) Image of the plastic taken out of the body of a 17-year-old female deer that died at Nara Park in Japan on March 24. Nara Welfare Deer Association
Venus Upadhayaya
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A 17-year-old female deer in Japan’s famous Nara Park died on May 24 and an autopsy found nine pounds of plastic in her stomach.

Nara Park is a popular tourist destination for its deer, with around two million visitors a year, according to SoraNews24.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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