A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became ...

After decades of impacting sea turtle populations, straws are now posing risks to humans. This video explores the evolving threat of plastic straws and their environmental implications. #Environmental ...

The advocacy group Turtle Island Restoration Network has long campaigned against plastic straws, and said: "To prevent another sea turtle from becoming a victim to plastic, we must make personal ...

attention to the issue exploded in 2015 when a YouTube video of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose went viral. A scientist’s effort to pull the plastic out of the turtle’s bloody ...

Sea turtles gravitate toward waste plastics in ... that find their way into the world’s oceans. “The errant plastic straw in a turtle’s nose or the random plastic bag, sure those are ...

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island nation ...

amawasri – stock.adobe.com According to The Journal, the crusade against plastic began a decade ago when a viral video showed a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose. Shortly after ...

Environmental activists say plastic straws have adverse consequences on the environment, especially marine life. The “Save the Turtles” movement grew from a desire to protect sea turtles from ...

It shows the research team, assured the object lodged in the sea turtle' s nostril was not a parasite that might have been attached to part of its brain, removing a 10cm plastic straw. It's ...