Dead sea turtle with rubber bands in intestines next victim of pollution

A dead green sea turtle is the next sad example of the slow destruction of marine life. The animal was sick and could no longer eat and veterinarians tried to save the turtle. That is no longer possible because the animal had an enormous amount of plastic, rubber bands, pieces of balloon and other waste in its intestines.

Thailand is one of the world's largest consumers of plastic, which kills hundreds of marine mammals and reptiles swimming off the coast each year. The sick green turtle was found on June 4 on a beach in the eastern province of Chantha Buri.

More than half of the eight million tons of plastic waste dumped in the oceans each year comes from five Asian countries: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand (Ocean Conservancy report).

Source: Bangkok Post – See the photos here: www.bangkokpost.com/news/