A young grey seal was found being suffocated to death by plastic waste while swimming off the Connecticut coast on Monday.
The juvenile seal was reported to Mystic Aquarium’s rescue team on Sunday and was found in a devastating state on Block Island the next day, Earth Day.
A juvenile grey seal was reported to Mystic Aquarium’s rescue team on Sunday and was found in a devastating state on Block Island the next day, Earth Day
The young seal was found being suffocated to death by plastic waste on Block Island, the third case this week according to rescuers
Distressing footage shows the seal barking in pain as the Aquarium’s marine specialists worked to free it from the coarse rope and netting.
Distressing footage shows the seal barking in pain as the Aquarium’s marine specialists worked to free it from the coarse rope and netting
Rescuers found the helpless animal tangled up in pink plastic gill netting and nylon rope
‘Even though you might not be the one releasing it into the ocean or dropping it on the beach, a lot of the trash that we use every day ends up in the ocean one way or another.’