Thailand is one of the world’s largest consumers of plastic bags. Every year, hundreds of marine species die near Thailand’s famous beaches. When this young male pilot whale was discovered in a canal near the Malaysian border, he had no life. Signs. The Washington Post stated that on Friday afternoon, a veterinary team tried to rescue the whales, but it ended in failure.
The department added that at the time of the autopsy, the animal had 80 plastic bags in its stomach and weighed 8 kilograms.
A marine biologist and lecturer at Kasetsart University said that these bags make it impossible for whale to eat any nutritious food.
Thon told AFP that at least 300 marine animals died each year in Thai waters, including pilot whales, turtles and dolphins.
A Twitter user wrote in Thai: 'I feel sorry for the whales who have done nothing wrong but have had to bear the consequences of human actions.'