Fragments of rubber balloons, plastic bags and fishing line can cause fatal blockages and injuries in sea turtles, seabirds ...

I used to think of ocean plastic as a slow, vague threat—something that chokes turtles and whales only after years of ...

After anesthetizing the 110-lb. black bear, wildlife biologists cut the lid off the animal’s neck in Michigan Wildlife biologists in Michigan removed a plastic lid that was stuck around a male black ...

HOUSTON — A dog discovered late Monday afternoon in south Houston with a plastic jug lodged on his head is now safe and recovering, thanks to the Houston SPCA. HSPCA said that the jug is believed to ...

HILLMAN, Mich. — Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years. “It’s pretty incredible that the bear survived ...

Crews from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources were able to remove a plastic lid from the neck of a young bear after around two years. According to the Michigan DNR, it isn't known where or ...

Other than some scarring and an abscess on its neck, biologists said the cub was in good health. Crews from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources were able to remove a plastic lid from the neck ...