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David Attenborough Urges World to Cut Plastics to Save Our Oceans

David Attenborough Urges World to Cut Plastics to Save Our Oceans

David Attenborough is urging the world to cut plastic waste to help save our oceans. The revered British naturalist demonstrates how the ubiquitous material harms marine life in his new BBC series, Blue Planet II, a sequel to the 2001 documentary “The Blue Planet.” One scene even shows an albatross accidentally feeding its young a […]

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    David Attenborough Urges World to Cut Plastics to Save Our Oceans

    David Attenborough Urges World to Cut Plastics to Save Our Oceans

    David Attenborough is urging the world to cut plastic waste to help save our oceans. The revered British naturalist demonstrates how the ubiquitous material harms marine life in his new BBC series, Blue Planet II, a sequel to the 2001 documentary “The Blue Planet.” One scene even shows an albatross accidentally feeding its young a […]

    Sir David Attenborough’s New Series to Show ‘Heartbreaking’ Examples of Plastic Pollution

    Sir David Attenborough’s New Series to Show ‘Heartbreaking’ Examples of Plastic Pollution

    By Imogen Calderwood Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about “heartbreaking” examples of plastic pollution that were documented while filming for his new series, Blue Planet II. Attenborough, the broadcasting legend who brought the world Planet Earth, revealed that teams had recorded seabirds feeding their chicks with scraps of plastic, in the documentary series that […]

    Daring Conservationist Takes Off on 4,500-Mile Migration With Swans

    Daring Conservationist Takes Off on 4,500-Mile Migration With Swans

    A British conservationist took off last week in a motorized paraglider, embarking on a 4,500-mile journey across the Russian Arctic. Sacha Dench, 41, who works with the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust in the United Kingdom, is following along the migration route of Bewick’s swans in hopes of learning why their numbers have declined by more […]