Microplastics, tiny particles of smashed up plastic that are permeating the natural environment and even human bodies, can be just as dangerous as large chunks of the stuff. According to the Associated Press, at least 20 elephants have died in the last eight years from eating plastic trash in the Pallakkadu village dump.
Two more elephants were found dead over the weekend, prompting vets and conservancies to warn of the country's failed efforts to keep elephants out of the waste pit.
The only things that could be seen in the post mortems were plastic, water and other non-digestibles. The normal food that elephants eat was not obvious.
It's dangerous and Endangered.
Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka, but they are also vulnerable. According to the BBC,Sri Lanka conducted a census in 2011 which found less than 6,000 elephants. The drop is much larger than the one during the 19th century.
Elephants and people are dying in this environment, despite the fact that the electric fence at the dump is old. The government promised to keep elephants safe, but 20 of them have died from eating trash. The yearly average of deaths due to human-elephant conflict in China has increased from 85 to 122 in 2020.
If local government can't take care of business, another international group like the World Wildlife Fund or the UN should put their millions of donated and government dollars to good use to save elephants.
Airlines are flying thousands of completely empty jetliners.
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