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Straws Suck for Birds and Ocean Wildlife

Each Year One Million Seabirds and 100,000 Marine Animals Die from Ingesting Plastics

IntoBirds, a Danbury-based online magazine, community, and
educational resource for all things birds discusses the peril one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals face from ingesting plastics each year.

That's 1.1 million deaths from unnecessary litter carelessly discarded.

Straws Suck for Birds and Ocean Wildlife details the perils straws bring seabirds and marine animals, and details why straws are bad news for birds and the environment, and what you can do to take action.

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Each year one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from ingesting plastics

Don't Suck, Take Action

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Make a difference: reject the use of single-use plastics, like straws.

Read intoBirds' article, 'Straws Suck for Birds and Ocean Wildlife' and earn what you can do to reject being a “throwaway” society, and help save birds and marine animals here.

People who enjoy bird watching, appreciate birds, bird photos or reading fascinating stories about birds should visit intoBirds.com, and follow intoBirds on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

About IntoBirds
IntoBirds is an online magazine, community, and educational resource for all
things birds and is based in Danbury, Connecticut, and Rosendale, New
York.

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