Jay Sawyer from Chicago Shares Alarming Impact of Plastic on Marine Wildlife

1. Jay Sawyer from Chicago Shares Alarming Impact of Plastic on Marine Wildlife

2. Jay Sawyer Explains how Marine Wildlife is being Affected by the Plastic Pollution • After going through various studies, Jay Sawyer from Chicago shares how plastic pollution affects the marine wildlife • He could never forget the graphic images of plastic bucket stuck in the mouth of a huge whale • He feels that fish, marine mammals, and seabirds are being injured and killed by plastic pollution • Mortality rate increases due to ingestion of plastics, starvation, suffocation, and entanglement

3. Sawyer Explains that Plastic is slowly Accumulating in the Marine Environment • With slow accumulation of plastic in the oceans, one can see huge masses of plastic floating and other wastes washing up on the beaches around the world • These large pieces of plastic are causing havoc with the marine environment • Not just the large pieces, the microplastics enter the water and cause contamination • This plastic is then ingested by ocean wildlife and accumulate up the food chain, even reaching humans

4. Alarming Impact of Plastic on Wildlife • Jay Sawyer from Chicago explains that the effect of plastic pollution on marine wildlife is alarming and sad • Highly perilous for wildlife, it damages animals habitats and they are unable to defend themselves once they get tangled in garbage • Overall, the negative impact of plastic on animals and wildlife can be detrimental to the ecosystem

5. Sawyer points how Plastic Pollution is Alarming even if it is not Eaten by Wildlife • He states that animals can get entangled in plastic and this can lead to all sorts of problems • If an animal get snarled, it may not be able to breathe or eat, thus leading to death • Jay Sawyer of Chicago has gone through various cases of animals getting stuck in plastic trash, causing severe health problems

6. Thank YouJay Sawyer, Chicago