At the end the increasingly desperate biologists finally manage to dislodge a four-inch-long straw from the creature ... body mass than any other marine animal, researchers say: In one large ...

Marine animals like sea turtles have evolved for ... such reduced plastic policies and alternatives before the final straw breaks the turtle’s back. Genia Naro-Maciel is a sea turtle biologist ...

a plastic straw. The World Wildlife Fund has warned that straws—and other plastic waste—pose risks to animals if not properly disposed of, with many marine animals mistaking them for food.