Black-footed albatross death and plastic pollution

Photo By/Credit

Dan Clark /USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Seabirds mistake scrap plastic in the ocean for food and feed it to their chicks. This black-footed albatross chick died, probably as a result, its belly full of plastic.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Marine
Subject tags
Birds
Marine environments
Migratory birds
Pollution