How Soda Caps Are Killing Birds

Claire O'Neil, writing for National Public Radio:

What Jordan found on those islands were carcasses of baby birds that have died an unnerving death: According to the BBC, "about one-third of all albatross chicks die on Midway, many as the result of being mistakenly fed plastic by their parents." Make sure you check about the image slideshow for some very sad images. Or, if that type of thing affects you a lot…then don't. So sad.