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Plastic pollution in albatross chicks

To: Peter Shute <>
Subject: Plastic pollution in albatross chicks
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:17:33 +1100
They are fed them by their parents, who collect the objects from the oceans, mistaking them for prey, or have been ingested by by prey. I would imagine that Albatross , along with many other sea bird species, carry a fair load of nurdles as well.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford


On 20/10/2009, at 9:33 PM, Peter Shute wrote:

Can anyone tell me how syringes and cigarette lighters end up inside albatross chicks?

Peter Shute

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Subject: Plastic pollution in albatross chicks

This is very, very sad...

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