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Plastic Pollution Threatens Sable Shearwaters on Lord Howe

5/29/2025

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Sable shearwater seabirds on Lord Howe Island are facing a dire threat from plastic pollution, with one chick found to have ingested a staggering 778 pieces of plastic. This alarming discovery highlights the severe health impacts, including chronic disease and neurodegeneration, urging experts to call for urgent action to tackle plastic waste at its source, even in protected habitats.

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Sable shearwater seabirds on Lord Howe Island are facing a dire threat from plastic pollution, with one chick found to have ingested a staggering 778 pieces of plastic. This alarming discovery highlights the severe health impacts, including chronic disease and neurodegeneration, urging experts to call for urgent action to tackle plastic waste at its source, even in protected habitats.