FOX 5 Atlanta

Dolphin in North Carolina dies after ingesting plastic bag

A dolphin in North Carolina died after ingesting a plastic bag. A necropsy found no food in its stomach, only a knotted plastic bag. Experts urge people to reduce plastic use to protect marine life.
Yahoo

Experts alarmed after researching bottlenose dolphins off coast of Florida: 'There's a growing concern'

A new study is looking at how rain and red tides affect plastic exposure in Florida's bottlenose dolphins, with concerning early findings that could impact dolphin health and reproduction, ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Plastic bag found in dead bottlenose dolphin’s stomach

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — A large, dead bottlenose dolphin was reported on March 25 at the banks of Deep Creek in the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve in Beaufort, North Carolina. North Carolina Marine ...
WRAL

Plastic bag likely cause of death for bottlenose dolphin found in Beaufort

A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in Carteret County, and the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach. WITN reports a dead stranded offshore bottlenose dolphin was ...
KAIT

Dolphin found dead after swallowing plastic bag, officials say

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina, and officials believe that the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach. On Tuesday ...