Midway Island – The Garbage Island

Posted Oct. 15th, 2013 by Tanya Cox

This short video was sent to us by NE Explorer Tom Dietrich. It is very disturbing….sad, but real. Population encroachment is not the only problem facing our wildlife. Midway Island is over 2,000 miles away from any continent yet human contamination is in full force. Midway Island – Message from the Gyre

Layson Albatross, Chick in plumeria flowers. Midway Island. Hawaii.

Layson Albatross, Chick in plumeria flowers. Midway Island. Hawaii.

The image above is one of many photographs Dan shot on Midway Island of a Layson Albatross chick in the mid 90’s. Midway Island is in the heart of the floating plastic garbage mess.

 

 

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