But typically the consumption of plastic just leads to chronic, unrelenting hunger. Some animals now live in a world of plastics—like these hyenas scavenging at a landfill in Harar, Ethiopia.

In Southeast Asia, a number of endangered marine animals killed with large amounts of plastic in their stomachs have been reported by the media. In June, a Pilot whale was found beached in Songkhla, ...

Two people arrested in connection with the death of a bulldog left in a sealed plastic crate this summer pleaded not guilty to animal abuse charges on Monday. Isaac Laushaul Jr., 32, and Markeisha ...

A seal off the coast of Devon is likely to slowly choke to death due to a ring of plastic stuck around its neck. The poor seal is thought to have been attracted by the bright red rubbish as ...

Plastic pollution, in particular its wide-spread presence in our land and oceans, has been an ongoing issue. A recent study by UCSB researchers spanning across the Marine Science Institute, Bren ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...