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Whale dies in Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags

Updated on: 03 June,2018 03:58 PM IST  |  Bangkok
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A whale has died in Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, officials said, ending an attempted rescue that failed to nurse the mammal back to health

Whale dies in Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags

The bags weighed up to 8 kg
The bags weighed up to 8 kg


A whale has died in Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, officials said, ending an attempted rescue that failed to nurse the mammal back to health. Thailand is one of the world's largest consumers of plastic bags, which kill hundreds of marine creatures living near the country's popular beaches each year.


The small male pilot whale became the latest victim after it was found barely alive in a canal near the border with Malaysia, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said on their Facebook page.


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