Hawksbill sea turtle killed by plastic waste in Gulf of Thailand
The latest victim in the global plastic pollution pandemic is an unfortunate hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which was found washed up on a beach in Thailand.
Thailand is known to have a severe plastic pollution problem with many stating their “addiction” for plastic. Because of the country’s excessive-plastic waste output, much of it enters the surrounding oceans, affecting marine life.
Kornkamol Kitimala, a veterinarian at the Sea Turtle Conservation Centre in Thailand said ‘…it can definitely be concluded that the plastic debris found in the turtle’s stomach was the cause of its death’.
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