CALGARY — Adam Turnbull has been catching fish in the South Saskatchewan River for 17 years and had never seen anything like it. The plastic was a sports drink wrapper that had nearly cinched the pike in two in the middle of its body. “I was surprised he was able to survive like that with how big of a wound that was. It swam normally.”A conservation specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association said the pike’s plight isn’t uncommon. Joanna Skrajny said it shows what kind of an effect something as simple as a plastic wrapper can have on nature.

Source: National Post November 01, 2017 17:37 UTC