Bird dies after getting tangled in coronavirus face mask

Sign 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 Environmentalists’ warnings about the risk of discarded coronavirus protective gear to wildlife and the environment have been made evident in a photograph of a bird which appears to have died after becoming entangled in a face mask. The photos were posted to Facebook last week by Sandra Denisuk of British Columbia after she found the bird with a blue medical face mask wrapped under its beak and wing. We must protect those who can’t speak for themselves, we must continue to spread awareness and educate our communities before it’s too late.” open image in gallery Pictures shared with The Independent show a bird tangled in a discarded coronavirus facemask in a tree. The bird is believed to have died open image in gallery The bird died after a coronavirus facemask became wrapped around its beak and body Earlier this month, Ms Algarra launched 'The Glove Challenge' on Instagram as a way of raising awareness and education about the dangers of littering facemasks and gloves.