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The horrifying way plastic pollution is endangering the Cape fur seal

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iol.com.za

Publication Date
2021-08-24

Cape Town - A recent study by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Sea Search-Namibian Dolphin Project and Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) found that hundreds of Cape Fur seals were in extreme danger of being entangled in fishing lines and nets each year, because of plastic pollution, causing horrific injuries and many slow, painful deaths.

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https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/the-horrifying-way-plastic-pollution-is-endangering-the-cape-fur-seal-bf2d0b3a-095a-474b-8bfe-06dba2bc834a