Tiny Dead Sea Turtle Washes Ashore Stuffed Full of Ingested Plastics

Tiny Dead Sea Turtle Washes Ashore Stuffed Full of Ingested Plastics
The tiny dead turtle washed ashore in Florida with 104 pieces of ingested plastic. Pic courtesy City of Boca Raton, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
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A tiny sea turtle died after eating 104 small pieces of plastic. It washed ashore in Florida sending a sad reminder that oceans need to be kept “plastic-free.”

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center shared a picture on Facebook on Oct. 2 of the turtle with 104 pieces of plastic removed from its tiny body.
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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