ELEPHANT DIES AFTER INGESTING 9 FEET OF PLASTIC TRASH

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On January 27, following the conclusion of the Makaravilakku festival at Sabarimala in India, an elephant was found dead from very unnatural causes. The reason for this 20-year old female elephant i... s a large amount of trash found in her stomach which block her alimentary canal, leading to organ failure and internal bleeding. The female found dead had consumed a nine-foot long sheet of plastic. Despite the ban, tons of plastic food packages and bottles are dumped in and around the shrine following the pilgrimage season, and animals are attracted to the edible waste mixed in with the plastic. Measuring the effects of this pollution, the forest department found that a shocking amount of plastic was in the excrement of animals all throughout the area. Although marine animals are suffering immensely from our plastic waste, land animals are in danger, too. Simply keeping plastic bags out of the ocean is not enough. Throwing your plastic water bottle in the recycling bin instead of the trash bin is not enough. We are destroying the planet for the sake of convenience, and it’s time we made efforts to cut our plastic use. Reflection: We can’t deny the fact that we are using tons of plastic everyday and it has a huge affect on environment. Even though we are trying our best to reduce plastic bags, however, more steps must be taken to save not only human but also animal from marine animals to land animals. We have to put plastic into reuse and also be more strict to throwing trash away. A great example is Singapore where is said to be the cleanest country in the world; there rules are very strict about throwing trashes and wasting plastic. If every countries could do the same thing, the world will be cleaner and it will reduce the harm to the environment and animals. https://www.coursehero.com/file/45455654/ELEPHANT-DIES-AFTER-INGESTING-9-FEET-OF-PLASTIC-TRASH/ This study resource was sh [Show More]

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