Dead Sperm Whale Found In Indonesia With 6 Kg Of Plastic In Its Stomach, We Should Be Ashamed

A dead sperm whale was washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia. It had nearly 6 Kg of plastic waste in its stomach, the park officials said. Can you imagine 6 kg of plastic inside your body? Can you think of trying to find food and end up eating plastic and dying instead?

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115 plastic cups, 4 plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, and 2 flip-flops were in the stomach of the innocent creature that was found on the shore. The carcass of the mammal was found in the waters, near Kapota Island, Indonesia in the Wakatobi National Park on Monday.

Penemuan ini diungkapkan oleh investigasi bersama DKP Wakatobi, Balai Taman Nasional Wakatobi, Badan Promosi Pariwisata Daerah, Akademi Kelautan dan Perikanan Wakatobi, WWF, bersama masyarakat setempat. pic.twitter.com/XCF7EzKaBC

¡ª WWF-Indonesia (@WWF_ID) November 19, 2018

The tweet translates to - 'This discovery revealed by the investigation along with the REST of Wakatobi National Park, Wakatobi, Regional Tourism Promotion Agency, Maritime and Fisheries Academy Wakatobi, WWF, with the local people.

WWF Indonesia- Twitter

"Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are truly awful," Dwi Suprapti, a marine species conservation coordinator at WWF Indonesia, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. It was not possible to say whether the plastic had caused the whale's death because of its advanced state of decay, she added.

In a tweet, WWF Indonesia gave the breakdown of what was found inside the animal:

5,9 kg sampah plastik ditemukan di dlm perut paus malang ini! Sampah plastik yaitu: plastik keras (19 pcs, 140 gr), botol plastik (4 pcs, 150 gr), kantong plastik (25 pcs, 260 gr), sandal jepit (2 pcs, 270 gr), didominasi o/ tali rafia (3,26 kg) & gelas plastik (115 pcs, 750 gr). pic.twitter.com/ZFWZgkbnzu

¡ª WWF-Indonesia (@WWF_ID) November 19, 2018

The tweet translates to - 'Hard plastic (19 pieces, 140g), plastic bottles (4 pieces, 150g), plastic bags (25 pieces, 260g), flip-flops (2 pieces, 270g), pieces of string (3.26kg) & plastic cups (115 pieces, 750g)'.

According to a 2015 report by environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy, five Asian nations- China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand - account for up to 60% of the plastic waste that is found in oceans.

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We should all be ashamed of ourselves for ruining the home of these innocent creatures and making the sea and the oceans a complete dump-yard. The worst part is, this is not even the first such incident.