Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

Where does the plastic bag charge go? To determine how this exposure was impacting the species, the researchers looked at post mortem reports and animal stranding records relating to sea turtles ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from ...

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental crisis. Millions of plastic or polythene bags are used and discarded each year, contributing to the pollution of land, rivers, and oceans.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Learn how a rescued loggerhead sea turtle was released in San Javier, and discover tips on how you can help protect ...

Abandoned fishing lines and nets can lacerate their flippers or wrap around their neck; the entanglements can prevent the turtles from surfacing for oxygen and drown them. Plastic bags ...

Flexible plastics, such as plastic sheets, bags and packaging, can cause gut blockage and were responsible for the greatest number of deaths over all animal groups. These film plastics caused the most ...

Straws and plastic forks get sucked up turtles’ noses. Hungry leatherbacks mistake plastic bags for jellyfish. New research suggests that nine million hawksbills were slaughtered in the past 150 ...

Dr Kanga, however, says the number of sea turtles has been declining due to climate change affecting their ecology, plastic pollution, fishermen destroying their nests, and increased human ...