Something to think about before throwing trash in the water

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Posted by Toe on 10:10:58 10/18/13

Here is a video about the Albatrosses on Midway Island:

http://goodnature.nathab.com/video-effects-of-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-on-midway-atoll-albatrosses/?goback=%2Egde_120409_member_5796630219368452097#%21

It's very likely that a lot of the debris gets discarded in coastal rivers or near shore and ends up in the central Pacific due to winds and currents. People don't think about what they are doing when they dump a cigarrete lighter or bottle cap into the water, but they could be killing an albatross in the process.


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