translated from Spanish: They found whale life with thousands of plastic objects in the stomach

Jakarta–environmentalists found the body of a whale stranded on an island in Central Indonesia. In their digestive tract is found almost 6 kilograms of plastic, among objects that housed the sperm whale were glasses, bottles, bags and other items, official sources reported today. Members of the Fund World for nature (WWF) and a local marine conservation Academy revealed the stomach and the rest of the digestive tract of the cetacean contained 115 vessels, 4 bottles, 25 bags, 2 sandals and more than 1,000 pieces of rope, among others plastic products.

Penemuan ini diungkapkan oleh investigasi bersama DKP Wakatobi, Balai Taman Nasional Wakatobi, Badan Promosi Pariwisata Daerah Akademi Kelautan dan Perikanan Wakatobi, WWF, bersama masyarakat setempat. pic.twitter.com/XCF7EzKaBC— WWF-Indonesia (@WWF_ID) November 19, 2018 the cetacean, 9.5 meters long by wide 4.3, was found Monday by environmentalists in the island Kapota, located within the Wakatobi National Park, in the province of Cel EBEs of the South, said the Environment Ministry in a statement. The director of the National Park of Wakatobi, Heri Santoso, said that they will bury the sperm whale on a beach in the North of Kapota, according to the statement.

5.9 kg sampah plastik bareng di dlm perut paus malang ini! Sampah plastik yaitu: plastik keras (19 pcs, 140 gr), botol plastik (4 pcs, 150 g), kantong plastik (25 pcs, 260 gr), sandal jepit (2 pcs, 270 gr), didominasi o / tali raffia (3.26 kg) & gélas plastik (115 pcs, 750 gr). pic.twitter.com/ZFWZgkbnzu— WWF-Indonesia (@WWF_ID) November 19, 2018 Wakatobi is a popular tourist destination for diving in Indonesia, a country that is committed by a presidential decree to eliminate 30 percent of its marine waste p ARA 2025, with a budget of 1,000 million dollars (876 million euros). Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, is located after China as the second nation to more plastic pour into the ocean, according to a study published by the journal Science in 2015.

Sobat, seekor Paus Sperma (Physeter macrocephalus) terdampar di Pulau Kapota, Wakatobi sdh membusuk di dlm (18/11). Kondisi paus saat bareng tdk baik & bagian tubuhnya sdh tdk lengkap. Pihak berwenang tdk bisa melakukan nekropsi u / mengetahui penyebab kematian paus tsb. pic.twitter.com/O1ywAr7hbD— WWF-Indonesia (@WWF_ID) November 19, 2018 the United Nations estimates that each year about eight tons of plastic going into the sea and that in many cases they are ingested by marine animals and become part of the chain ali receive human. This is not the first time that alarming amounts of plastic are found in the digestive tract of marine animals. At the end of February this year, was found dead a sperm whale on the coast of Spain, inside were found 29 kg of garbage, same that the animal was unable to digest and that they caused the death.

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