Glitter and plastics found in stomachs of seabirds on Welsh island

Manx shearwaters on Skomer Island in Wales are eating glitter and tiny pieces of plastic, scientists have found, raising fears that plastic ingestion is becoming widespread among this seabird species.

In total, the birds had swallowed more than 70 individual pieces of plastic – all smaller than 5mm, the scientists said.Dr Louise Gentle, a wildlife conservation researcher in Nottingham Trent University’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, said: “The majority of birds had at least one plastic piece in their gastrointestinal tract.

The scientists found clear and yellow plastics in the stomachs of adult birds, suggesting the pieces may have been mistaken for prey. Another possibility that the scientists contemplating is that Manx shearwaters may be ingesting plastics indirectly when they consume prey that eat plastics.Dr Matt Wood, senior lecturer in biology from the University of Gloucestershire who coordinated the study, said: “We need to know more about what’s happening here.

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Skomer: Manx shearwaters feed chicks plastic and glitterManx shearwaters are thought to have eaten the man-made material after they mistook it for fish. Holy fcuk!
Source: BBCScienceNews - 🏆 87. / 53 Read more »

Gogglebox spinoff Gogglebocs Cymru unveils new castGogglebox's Welsh spinoff Gogglebocs Cymru has revealed its new cast. Was decent 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Source: digitalspy - 🏆 56. / 63 Read more »

'Drugs found' after cops raid property in Glasgow's East EndAROUND £2k worth of drugs were allegedly found after cops raided a property in Glasgow's East End. The war on drugs.. sheeeeeesh
Source: Glasgow_Times - 🏆 76. / 59 Read more »

Newark: Man who misused Covid loan gets six-year business banAn investigation found Lee Mankelow paid the £50,000 Bounce Back Loan to a former director.
Source: bbcemt - 🏆 120. / 51 Read more »

Final moments of baby who died in 'truly tragic case'An inquest found there was no wrongdoing involved
Source: nottslive - 🏆 96. / 52 Read more »

Wallsend toddler has loo seat removed from neck by fire crewsKay Stewart found Harper, two, trapped in the seat after hearing cries of 'Mammy - I'm stuck'. Russia releases selfies found on former PM trussliz phone! Seems like one of those things you would just pop around to the local fire station and ask for help with if you are not confident enough to cut it off yourself. TGF have been a terrible influence
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »