Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had about 5.9kgs of plastic waste in the stomach containing 115
A dead sperm whale (9.5-metre/31-foot) that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups and jandals, causing concern among environmentalists and government officials in one of the world's largest plastic polluting countries. Researchers from wildlife conservation group WWF and the Wakatobi National Park conservation academy found about 5.9kgs of plastic waste in the animal's stomach containing 115 plastic cups,