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Sea turtle trauma: Video shows rescuers extracting plastic straw from deep in nostril
Description: Unfortunately, it's quite common for turtles to ingest plastic but scientists say that it's happening with unprecedented frequency. According to a study released in February, the world's 192 coastal countries contribute 8 million metric tons of plastic pollution into the ocean every year. The tense video shows the turtle sneezing and responding to the researchers and at one point starting to bleed. [Source: Washington Post]
URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/17/researchers-save-a-sea-turtle-from-a-plastic-straw-in-this-traumatic-video/
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Source: Washington Post
Publish Date: 8/17/2015
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