They investigated the scale of the problem after discovering a perch caught inside a latex glove that had been used during the pandemic. The team found foxes and birds tangled in face masks ...

Nearly a quarter of the photos taken show birds caught up in personal protective equipment (PPE), with the majority being disposable face masks, the researchers said. The project, run by ...

This bird was caught in a tree for two days. The masks elastic ear material was also wrapped around its neck....please share this. Unfortunately the bird did not make it. Gloves are also dangerous ...

the bird's big round head holds its huge triangular bill of red, blue and yellow plates. It waddles across grassy slopes outside breeding burrows, excavated by those carnival-mask spade beaks and ...

"It's clear the mask was there for some time and the elastic straps had tightened around his legs as his joints were swollen and sore," he said. 'First of many' The bird was taken to the South ...

Entanglements were one of the most prevalent threats, with some animals being killed after becoming caught in the plastic debris ... For instance, a gull in Rotterdam was struck by a car while tangled ...

The sharp increase in mask sales coincides with a spate of unsettling news about the virus, including the discovery of infected birds in Greece, Turkey and Romania. The virus, called H5N1 ...

Nearly a quarter of the photographs show birds nesting or entangled in disposable face masks. The focus of the project is on capturing the impact of waste - particularly plastic pollution - on the ...

But Hiemstra questions whether the man-made materials are the best choice for the birds. He says while face masks in a coot's nest may provide a soft surface for laying eggs, the elastic bands ...