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Environment
Mark Waghorn

Plastic Pollution Endangers Endangered Seabirds, New Research Reveals

Seagulls pick up litter form a field at the end of Glastonbury festival in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 26, 2023. The festival takes place from June 21 to June 26. PHOTO BY OIL SCARFF/GETTY IMAGES

The world’s most endangered seabirds are flying thousands of miles to feed on plastic, reveals new research.

Petrels are visiting remote pollution hotspots in the middle of the ocean – mistaking junk for food.

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