Green turtle becomes latest victim of plastic rubbish epidemic

By The Nation

 

Photo from Facebook page ReReef.

 

A green turtle has died in Chon Buri province after consuming a vast quantity of plastic.
 

A Facebook page, ReReef, posted the tragic story to warn yet again of the dangers posed by plastic garbage to marine life around the coasts of Thailand.

 

The page recounted that the turtle was found on a beach near the Leam Chabang deep seaport on June 4.

 

It said that local vets from the Marine and Coastal Resources Department battled for two days to save the reptile but in the end their efforts were in vain.

 

The vets found that its stomach was stuffed with various small pieces of garbage, including plastic ropes, plastic bags, elastic rings and fishing equipment.

 

Vets concluded the vast amount of plastic inside the turtle caused it to lose appetite so it stopped eating.

 

That led to body fluid flooding its stomach and the tissue around its heart, resulting in its eventual death from heart failure.

 

The careless disposal of plastic rubbish in Thailand’s beaches and seas has become an issue of great concern recently – only last week a short-finned pilot whale found in a Songkhla canal died after its body became overwhelmed by the ingestion of rubbish.

 

After its death, the Marine and Coastal Resources Department reported that during a post mortem they found 80 plastic bags weighing about 8 kilograms inside its stomach.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30347436

 

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it will take more than that to shame lawless defiant thais into letting go of their convienient plastics and foam ...

Edited June 11, 20188 yr by mok199
speliings

Was it the Beatles who sung "i'd like to be beneath the sea in an Octopuses garden in the shade" well not anymore .

We are on the best way to kill all life (including human). In my opinion, we pass already the point of no return!

Very sad.  I have come to understand that most humans now see to value their cheap plastic 7/ 11 microwave snack over beautiful coral reefs, majestic whales and dolphins, and beautiful gentle sea turtles.

 

 

Just came back for one ot the islands and did some snorkeling. Every now and then i came across some plastic which i took out of the ocean.

So many others saw the same , but just left it floating.

 That is  a big problem also, nobody willing to pick up other man's trash!

Edited June 11, 20188 yr by terminatorchiangmai

5 hours ago, webfact said:

80 plastic bags weighing about 8 kilograms

 

100gm per bag - even somchai not so stupid to use such heavy bags for his wares.

 

Pollution just one of the reasons for decline of quality tourism. There are plenty of much better options in many corners of the world. Beautiful clean towns, countryside and seas. 

Too late for this part of the world. So many reasons.... MS>

If our oceans die, we will die too.

Perhaps tomorrow will be Soylent Green day after all...