Plastic bags are rarley thought to be so dangerous as to kill powerful creatures such as crocodiles... think again.
Plastic Bag Pollution Kills Saltwater Croc - Croc's plastic bags death surprises reef chief
Posted Mon Nov 3, 2008 8:45am AEDT Updated Mon Nov 3, 2008 8:55am AEDT
The crocodile was captured last Friday after menacing residents in waters around Magnetic Island. (ABC News: Sarah West)
Posted Mon Nov 3, 2008 8:45am AEDT Updated Mon Nov 3, 2008 8:55am AEDT
The crocodile was captured last Friday after menacing residents in waters around Magnetic Island. (ABC News: Sarah West)
The chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) says he is surprised to hear a crocodile swallowed enough plastic bags to kill it.
The crocodile had been relocated from Cape York in far north Queensland and was captured last week after menacing residents in waters around Magnetic Island, off Townsville.
GBRMPA chairman Russell Reicheldt says plastic is one of the biggest pollution problems facing the world's oceans. "I didn't know it was a problem for crocodiles specifically, you tend to hear it more as a problem for turtles," he said.
"But it ... reinforces our general view that the amount of marine debris in the ocean is too much and it's damaging wildlife."
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