Whoa: Dead Whale Washed Up In The Philippines Had 40kg Of Plastic In Its Stomach!

Harrowing footage shows how 40kg of plastic pollution was found inside a whale's stomach. The Cuvier's beaked whale was seen by locals - still barely alive - floating in the shallows after it washed ashore Compostela Valley, the Philippines on March 16 just after 5am. Environmental officials were called and arrived at 11am but the whale had died moments earlier. They then began the grim task of establishing the cause of death. Workers were horrified when they found hundreds of plastic items in the whale's stomach. Posted By Persist