Bird dies after getting tangled in coronavirus face mask. Environmentalists warn about the risks to wildlife from discarded masks and plastic gloves used to protect against the coronavirus ...

An image of a bird tangled in a face mask has been shared by scientists, who warn that measures to slow the spread of Covid-19 are 'killing animals around the world'.

Face masks are entangling birds across the world, with plastic pollution is now affecting avian populations across every continent, new research shows. The online citizen science project, Birds ...

Aside from birds, COVID-19 masks and gloves have also affected bats, crabs, hedgehogs and a variety of other wildlife. The researchers behind the current study wanted to investigate the ways in which ...

Many birds, like this American robin found in April 2020, are seen tangled in the elastic straps of masks The researchers say they want to highlight the "systemic problem" that leads to so much ...

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