[Animals] They find a dead sperm whale with a 100 kg "ball of garbage" in its stomach

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As the world looks to the Madrid Climate Summit, an international forum in which companies, organizations and other groups meet to take the necessary measures to combat the climate crisis, those responsible for the Scottish Project for Stranded Marine Animals (SMASS) cry the death of a new sperm whale that has died as a result of humans.

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Specifically due to the waste generated by society that ends up in the sea, a problem that endangers more and more animals that belong to the seabed. Just a few hours ago, those responsible for this organization announced, through social networks, that they have found a young dead sperm whale stranded on the Isle of Harris, in Scotland.

A 100 kilogram "garbage ball"
After examining the sperm whale, the researchers found a "garbage ball" that exceeded 100 kilograms. From fishing nets and ropes to packing straps, bags and even plastic bags. A series of residues that caused a gigantic compacted mass in the animal's stomach, which ended up dying next to the Scottish beach.

Although experts have not been able to confirm that he died from the "ball of garbage", since "the animal was not in particularly bad condition", researchers have lamented the huge amount of garbage that has been found inside of the animal: "The amount of plastics is horrible, it must have compromised its digestion and this serves to demonstrate, once again, the dangers that marine debris and lost or thrown fishing articles can cause to marine life."

The interior of the sperm whale.
The interior of the sperm whale. / Smass

Some alarming data
According to figures from the Scottish Stranded Marine Animal Project, whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland have increased alarmingly in recent years. While 204 incidents were recorded in 2009, this figure has shot up to 930 if we take into account the 2018 data. For the same reason, the association is asking for greater commitment from society.

After dissecting the whale, the Coast Guard and Western Isles Council workers dug a giant hole in the beach to bury the animal. Just one more specimen that has died as a result of all the waste generated by humans.