Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

The turtle writhes in agony ... Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten ...

THE green sea turtle that was found dead along the coast of Barangay Tugasan, Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City earlier this ...

The Miami Republican’s legislation (HB 565) pitted sea turtle conservationists against American for Prosperity, plastic bag ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

“This turtle, which would fit in the palm of your ... This year along, a curvier beaked whale in the Philippines had 88 lbs. of plastic bags in its stomach, while a pregnant sperm whale in ...

Climate change and human development is also a major driver in the destruction of sea turtle populations and habitats. For example, plastic bags in the water are often mistaken for jellyfish—a ...