27% of #stork #nests contained chicks that were #entangled in #plastic (primarily bailer twine), causing injuries & oftentimes death.⁠
#NestDebris #AgriculturalPlastic #birds #PlasticPollution

⁠www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S147...

🎉PAPER ACCEPTED 🎉 stay tuned for new, much-needed data on #plastics and other debris in Great #Bowerbird bowers in the #NorthernTerritory
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social

#NewPaper #CitizenScience #NestDebris #OzBirds