Sea lions tangled in garbage rescued in Argentina, raising concerns on ocean pollution

Record ID: 1675320

  • Title: Sea lions tangled in garbage rescued in Argentina, raising concerns on ocean pollution
  • Date: 2nd June 2022
  • Summary: SAN CLEMENTE DEL TUYU, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA (JUNE 2, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BIOLOGIST AND HEAD OF MUNDO MARINO FOUNDATION, SERGIO RODRIGUEZ HEREDIA, SAYING: “It is important to highlight the origin of this waste, not only marine waste, it’s not only caused by the improper handling of ships’ waste but also the waste left out by people who have the opportunity to visit the beach, it’s also the urban waste of big cities. For example, a person who is smoking in the capital throws the butt (of the cigarette) on the street, and that begins a cycle that sooner or later ends up in the sea.”
  • Embargoed: 16th June 2022 17:54
  • Keywords: Argentina fishing nets pollution sea lions seas pollution wild life rescue
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ARGENTINA
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Environment,South America / Central America,Nature/Wildlife
  • Reuters ID: LVA004238202062022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
    An Argentinean foundation rescues sea lions tangled in garbage and raises concerns about ocean pollution.
    The Mundo Marino Foundation Rescue Center provides assistance and treatment to all sea lions affected by fishing nets and human pollution.
    Biologist and head of Mundo Marino Rescue Center, Sergio Rodriguez Heredia said the origin of the pollution affecting sea lions and other species is not only marine waste but also the waste people leave at the beaches.
    “In some way, if human actions such as resource extraction and the continuous resources exploitation aren’t handled in an appropriate context, they end up affecting the marine wildlife, and in the long term, as has already been seen, it will end up affecting us," Heredia said.
    The distribution of sea lions goes from Isla de Marco, in Uruguay, to Isla Mayorca, in Peru. There are large groups of this species on Uruguayan islands such as Isla de Lobos, Islas de Torres, and Islas de Castillo Grande, in the north of the Rio de la Plata.
    (Production: Horacio Soria, Eva Weininger, Sergio Rodriguez)
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