Dolphins, whales, beaches and plastic bags (Part I)

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photo from Telegraph - permission requested

A whale beaches themselves because their sonar system has been disrupted by an increase in chemicals – I would say by the amount of rubbish that we throw / pump into the sea.


According to Dr. Sontaya Manawatthaha of the Phuket Marine Biological Center, every year in Phuket an average of 20 whales and dolphins beach in Phuket and die because they cannot survive in our polluted seas.



These are the cetaceans that survive long enough to make it to our shores. For every whale or dolphin that makes land, an untold amount die at sea. 


Ironically, non-biodegradable petroleum products are the major culprits. 


Instead of using less plastic bags or recycling in an era of soaring petroleum costs, we throw them into the sea, where they end up in the guts of whales, turtles and seabirds, dooming them to a long, painful and frustrating death.


See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray