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Albatrosses Killed by Helium Balloons

To: Greg Roberts <>
Subject: Albatrosses Killed by Helium Balloons
From: Dave Torr <>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:20:31 +0000
If I drop litter in the streets in theory I could be fined. Why don't
people who release balloons - which are bound to get back to earth - get
fined as well?

On 16 Feb 2017 12:46, "Greg Roberts" <> wrote:

> The deaths of three albatross in south-east Queensland, including a
> Light-mantled Albatross, have been linked to their consumption of helium
> balloon debris in offshore waters. One of the balloons has been traced to
> the Sunnybank Plaza shopping centre in Brisbane.
>
> This is the tip of the iceberg. Plastic waste is responsible for the deaths
> of huge numbers of seabirds and other marine life around the world.
>
> More here:
>
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/
> seabirds-under-threat-death-by-helium.html
>
>
> Greg Roberts
> 
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/
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