Heartbreaking picture: The stranded dolphin in Florida is full of plastic waste in the abdomen

A baby dolphin found stranded on Florida beach, after surgery, experts found it in the abdomen filled with plastic waste.

"Bad" dolphin dolphins washed ashore on Fort Myers, in the state of Florida, USA, on April 23, in a state of dying. Rescue workers tried to help him get better, but the state of the dolphin was so bad that the experts decided to let the poor animal "go away in peace" , according to News Press.

The dolphin's pitiful death may partly be due to the huge amount of plastic waste it swallowed.

The Florida Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (FFWC) April 26 posted on the Facebook page images of plastic waste in the stomach of this mammal, especially of which there are two nylon bags. and a piece of balloons.

The specimens were removed from the belly of the dolphin after surgery.(Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee).

Authorities have not announced the official cause of the death of dolphins. There are many causes for marine animals to run aground, usually related to illness or injury.

"Although important information has been discovered, there are many factors to consider such as illness, illness or 'miscarriage', so that the final cause of the dolphins can be identified. shallow and dead " , FFWC announced. "The samples after surgery will be sent for analysis to help determine this."

Sand teeth dolphins are facing danger by plastic waste in the ocean. Photo: NOAA.
First of all, preliminary findings are a warning to the habit of using plastic bags once and dropping balloons into the sky.

At the same time, experts also warned people not to push the stranded animals back into the ocean on their own.

"Everyone please don't try to push the stranded animal into the water because this can slow down the check and treatment process, often making their condition worse," the organization said.

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), about 7,000 rough teeth dolphins live in the United States out of tens of thousands of children worldwide. When fully grown, they are nearly 2.6m long and weigh about 160kg.

Water and garbage pollution is a serious threat to dolphins and marine life.

It is difficult to accurately estimate the amount of plastic waste in the ocean. Researchers are trying to reduce this number. A study by the University of Connecticut in 2014 estimated that about 5.25 trillion plastic beads float on the oceans, mainly in the seabed.

Sea creatures that eat or swallow plastic particles may experience problems such as intestinal obstruction, starvation, skin tearing, sores or infections.

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