Australian researchers have found that balloons are 30 times more likely to kill seabirds than hard plastic.
Scientists studied the gut contents of dead seabirds in Australia and New Zealand waters, have found balloon debris is the most lethal type of plastic the birds can swallow.
Seabirds are the world’s most threatened group of birds, with nearly half of the species experiencing population decline.
A key reason for this comes from them eating plastic.
Although most of the balloons removed from dead birds were degraded and lacked markings, researcher Lauren Roman, from the University of Tasmania, said she believed they were mostly party balloons.
The researchers compared more than 1700 birds which included petrels, shearwaters and albatross.
The reason balloons and other soft plastics are so lethal, according to the researchers, is that they are able to squeeze into stomach cavities.
16 Responses
BAN BALLOONS NOW
I love sea life
amazing but sad
STOOP LITERING
STOOOOOP LITTERING
HOW SAD):
what
Oh NO! I love seabirds D:
I’m never using balloons again
seabirds are dyeing for balloons so ban balloons for good
sea life will die very soon and we wont have more so BAN BALLOONS
sealife are so cute and soon they will be DEAD so BAN BALLOONS
so so sad
so so sad for the sealife
sad
Wow