News Article by The Wildlife Society: Seabirds deposit microplastics onto Arctic

“Seabirds can act as vectors of chemical contaminants from marine to terrestrial environments, and studies have recently identified seabirds as possible vectors of plastic pollution in the marine environment.”

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative blog, Healthy Wildlife, also featured two recent articles on plastics in wildlife:

Sorry Aqua, life with plastic is not that fantastic!

Observing the impacts of plastic in Canadian wildlife

See Also: Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA