Sea turtle winces in pain as a straw is removed from its nose in video
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A video showing the long, painful removal of a straw from the bleeding nostril of a sea turtle has been posted online to highlight the environmental danger posed by plastic litter. The excruciating eight-minute video shows the male Olive Ridley turtle wincing in pain and bleeding as a pair of pliers on a Swiss army knife is used to expel the 12cm straw from its nose. A group of marine biologists made the video on a boat in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and posted it on YouTube with the message: “’NO’ TO PLASTIC STRAWS" alongside an appeal to fund PhD research into sea turtles.
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