WWF sounds alarm after 48 lbs of plastic found in dead whale

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  • Author(s): By:COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press
  • Source:
    Associated Press: Governmental News Report, April 1, 2019 Business, International, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      MILAN (AP) - An 8-meter (26-foot) sperm whale was found dead off Sardinia with 22 kilograms (48.5 pounds) of plastic in its belly, prompting the World Wildlife Foundation to sound an alarm Monday over the dangers of plastic waste in the Mediterranean Sea. The environmental group said the garbage recovered from the sperm whale's stomach included a corrugated tube for electrical works, plastic plates, shopping bags, tangled fishing lines and a washing detergent package with its bar code still legible...