Britain's grey seal colony hotspots threatened by microplastics
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 10:30
in Earth & Climate
An investigation by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has found seal pups lying next to potentially toxic microplastics on Norfolk beaches. Britain experienced a record winter for seal pup births, but some of their most important breeding grounds are polluted by so-called 'nurdles'. The findings came on the eve of the Great Global Nurdle Hunt, which is encouraging members of the public to scour beaches across the world for these polluting pellets.