Willem Wever: why is plastic so bad for birds?

In the Dutch childrens' TV-show Willem Wever, reporter Auke Florian opens the stomach of a Northern Fulmar to see how much plastic it contains. He shows the IMARES research on plastics in Northern Fulmars that is a basis for litter monitoring in other European seas.

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The stomach contents of the Northern Fulmar that was opened during the broadcast: On the left the amount of plastics in the stomach, on the right the remains of a natural diet.
The stomach contents of the Northern Fulmar that was opened during the broadcast: On the left the amount of plastics in the stomach, on the right the remains of a natural diet.

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