River dolphin starved to death by a plastic bottle ring which closed its mouth
NEWS/OPINION: This is another story about the dangers of leaving plastic rings in the environment. It is a story about plastic pollution and careless...
Tagged: plastic pollution
Amazon’s plastic pile is polluting the planet
The Times reports today that Amazon produces enough plastic waste to circle the earth 800 times. Their report comes from the conservation group Oceana....
“Scruff” the eco-dog fetches plastic bottles for recycling
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: Scruff is a border collie, a dog breed known for intelligence. He is using his intelligence to make the environment where...
10 million pieces of plastic ingested DAILY by whales
A study concluded that the oceans pose a greater risk to the health of the world’s largest creatures than was previously thought as a...
Rescued baby sea turtle defecated plastic for 6 straight days
NEWS AND COMMENT-TARONGA ZOO, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: A baby sea turtle was rescued from Sydney beach and brought to Taronga Zoo where they have a...
Cut plastic rings to help protect wildlife
Plastic rings can find their way into the habitats of many wild species where they can do damage and kill animals. The picture on...
Do you realise that you have microplastics in your lungs?
People are often unaware that they are breathing in microplastics and that these minute plastic particles are lodged in the deepest recesses of their...
Picture of the interior of the mouth of the leatherback turtle
The UN declared the mouth of the leatherback turtle the most terrifying thing in the world. I’m not sure about that. I can think...
Who cares more about climate change? The young or the old?
If you have been watching COP26 you should have been impressed by Sir David Attenborough’s speech. The man is 95 years of age. He...
Plastic pollutes the North Pole
It is shocking to read in The Times that microplastic pollution has found its way into the Arctic Ocean, a place which should be...
Brilliant Bonnin Bashes Britain’s Unsustainable Consumption
Liz Bonnin is a French-Irish scientist and natural history presenter. She is a national treasure as far as I am concerned because she spells...
Amazon must curb its use of plastic packaging
In the interests of wildlife conservation, and the protection of our planet including the oceans, Amazon must take urgent steps to reduce the use...
Human created produce will soon outweigh the entire natural world
A research project – which is designed to open the eyes of humankind to the realisation that we can’t go on destroying the planet...
Discarded coronavirus facemasks are another pollution problem for wildlife
NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s extraordinary to report that an expat (and his friend) living in France campaigning about litter picked up more than 6,000...
Woollen fleeces used as compost because consumers prefer plastic
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): It looks shocking. Farmers turning woollen fleeces into compost because they can’t get enough money for their wool because the...
