A whale found in a canal in southern Thailand has died after eating more than 80 plastic bags, according to officials. The small male pilot whale was barely alive when he was discovered on Monday in the southern province of Songkhla, Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said. Rescuers attempted to nurse the whale back to health, but he died on Friday after spitting up five plastic bags. A necropsy revealed over 17 pounds of plastic, including more than 80 plastic bags, in the whale’s stomach.

Source: Huffington Post June 03, 2018 15:56 UTC