It is estimated that anywhere between 300,000 and 700,000 seabirds are killed a year because of plastic garbage. This blackbacked gull died from starvation after becoming stuck on a "six-pack" holder.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 26
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31It is estimated that anywhere between 300,000 and 700,000 seabirds are killed a year because of plastic garbage. This blackbacked gull died from starvation after becoming stuck on a "six-pack" holder. Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 26
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