- A pilot whale died in Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags weighing nearly 18 lbs (8 kg).
- The vet who carried out the autopsy said it was one of the worst cases she'd ever seen, with plastic bags coming from several countries.
- Nearly 300 marine animals including pilot whales, sea turtles and dolphins, are killed each year in Thailand from accidental plastic consumption.
A pilot whale died off the coast of Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags weighing nearly 18 lbs (8 kg).
Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources posted on its website on Saturday that the whale was discovered in a canal in the southern Songkhla Province last week and was taken in for veterinary treatment.
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