Dear Collegues: From BBC news,
Please share with those who think plastic polution in our oceans does
not matter!
A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had
nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.
Items found included 115 drinking cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags
and two flip-flops.
The carcass of the 9.5m (31ft) mammal was found in waters near Kapota Island in
the Wakatobi National Park late on Monday.
The discovery has caused consternation among environmentalists.
"Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we
see are truly awful," Dwi Suprapti, a marine species conservation co-ordinator
at WWF Indonesia, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
Paul Petrich Jr
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“In the end it is not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your
years.”…Anonymous
