After You See These Pictures You Will Want To Recycle Everything!
By
Michael Avery in
Nature
On 9th November 2017
From the landfills we use to dispose of our waste to the oil spills that destroy our oceans, mankind is on an unsustainable adventure to live an easier life. The only problem with this quest is that there is little regard shown for our environment. The amount of pollution mankind is creating is staggering. So much so that pollution is currently the number one killer worldwide.
It's not just people who are dying from the pollution either. Birds and mammals are unfortunate victims of our waste as well.
This obviously needs to change but how can we inspire people to limit their carbon footprint and live a cleaner life? Maybe these heartbreaking photos will do the trick.
This poor seal is trapped in discarded netting.
This unlucky raccoon got its lip caught in a fishing lure.
This sea turtle died thanks to chemical pollutants on a polluted beach in Tunisia.
Hermit crabs will make their homes in anything they can fit their bodies in, including garbage.
This dry river bed was filled with trash. Whenever the rainy season comes all of this trash ends up in the ocean.
This seal got its snout caught in a plastic container.
Check out this guy riding a wave of trash in Indonesia.
This young man is going for a swim in this heavily polluted water.
Trash is openly dumped in the streets of New Dehli. What a terrible way to live.
These poor penguins are coated in oil. Not so cute now huh?
This is what 20 million people crammed into a small area looks like.
Check out this frog wallowing in polluted water.
This young man has no choice but to bathe in this polluted river.
Trash from first world countries often ends up in landfills in third world countries like this one in Ghana.
This stork was rescued from an oil spill.
This photo of Beijing covered in smog shows you what air pollution really looks like.
This poor seal was injured trying to escape wire netting. It will never be the same again.
Take a look at the real Bangladesh. Looks like a wonderful place to visit right?
Take a look at this polluted river in Mumbai.
This stork is trapped in a plastic bag.
This bird found in the south pacific was killed by ingesting large quantities of plastic waste.
This tortoise was forced to grow around the plastic ring around its shell.
A swan that made it's nest using plastic waste.
Millions of people around the globe are forced to drink polluted water just like this young man.
This unfortunate turtle was trapped in this plastic soda ring at a young age. His body simply grew around it.
You can just see that sadness on the face of this koala whose environment has been destroyed.
This unlucky duck ended up being covered in oil due to an oil spill.
Unfortunately, most people act like they are completely in the dark when it comes to the way we are treating our world.
It's up to each and every one of us to take care of our planet because it's the only one we have. Take the time to spread awareness to the damage being done. It's only then that we can truly save the world.
