13 Sep 2016

Study of dead seabirds finds a third had eaten rubbish

From Nine To Noon, 9:37 am on 13 September 2016

A new Australian study which found a third of dead seabirds studies had eaten rubbish, including plastics, polystyrene, rubber, balloons and fishing gear. The study, done jointly by researchers at the Universities of Tasmania, Queensland, and Australia's crown research institute, CSIRO, examined the intestines of 378 birds across 61 species. Lynn Freeman talks to lead investigator Lauren Roman, who is in New Zealand where she's been dissecting dead birds as part of a project with the Ornithological Society.