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317 Pieces of Plastic Found in Dead 40cm Turtle


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Source: Ballina Info

July 7, 2011

 

Ballina, Australia - "Two weeks ago Australian Seabird Rescue volunteers responded to a sea turtle stranding at South Ballina, on the Far North Coast of NSW. This morning they counted the plastic pieces they found inside.

 

They found the 40cm turtle dead at the high tide line, and returned to their rehabilitation centre to do a standard necropsy procedure to determine the cause of death.

 

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