Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach

The amount of plastic was the most marine biologists had ever seen.

Dead whale found with 40kg of plastic in stomach (D’Bone Collector Museum)

By Tony Diver, Press Association

A dead whale with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines.

Marine biologist Darrell Blatchley was called to recover the 4.7m (15.4ft) Cuvier’s beaked whale, which was trapped in the shores of the Mabini Compostela Valley.