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Whale Dies In Thailand After Swallowing 80 Plastic Bags

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Thailand is among the world's largest consumers of plastic bags.

(Representational/Pixabay)Bangkok: A whale has actually died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, officials said, ending a tried rescue that stopped working to nurse the mammal back to health.Thailand is one of the world's biggest customers of plastic bags, which kill hundreds of marine animals living near the nation's popular beaches each year.The little male pilot whale ended up being the most recent victim after it was discovered hardly alive in a canal near the border with Malaysia, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources stated on their Facebook page Saturday.A veterinary team attempted to assist stabilise its illness but lastly the whale died on Friday afternoon, the post said.An autopsy exposed 80 plastic bags weighing as much as eight kilograms (18 pounds) in the animal's stomach, the department added.Photos accompanying the post revealed a group of people using buoys to keep the whale afloat after it was very first identified on Monday and an umbrella to shield it from the scorching sun.The whale vomited up 5 bags during the rescue attempt before it died, the department said.Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine biologist and speaker at Kasetsart University, stated the bags had actually made it impossible for the whale to consume any nutritional food.

If you have 80 plastic bags in your stomach, you die, he said.At least 300 marine animals consisting of pilot whales, sea turtles and dolphins die each year in Thai waters after consuming plastic, Thon informed AFP.

It's a substantial issue, he stated.

We use a great deal of plastic.

The pilot whale's plight generated compassion and anger amongst Thai netizens.

I sympathize with the animal that didn't do anything incorrect but needs to bear the force of human actions, one Twitter user wrote in Thai.(This story has actually not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)




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