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Canisters and bottles collected for the study at a remote stretch of beach in De Hoop Nature Reserve. (Peter Ryan)
BEACH CLEAN UP

Plastics lids an ‘increasingly dominant’ pollution source on South Africa’s beaches

Most foreign drink bottles are dumped from ships, but loose lids drift from South East Asia

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Wounded: This Cape fur sale was injured after getting entangled in a plastic fishing line or net. Photo: Tess Gridley
CAPE CROSS

Plastic pollution causes horrific injuries to Cape fur seals in two Namibian colonies

Discarded fishing gear is the main culprit

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read