Balloons are 32 times more likely to kill seabirds than hard plastics, Australian research shows. A study of 1733 seabirds from 51 species found that while balloons and other soft plastics accounted for only 5% of plastics ingested, they were responsible for more than 40% of mortalities.

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Balloons are 32 times more likely to kill seabirds than hard plastics, Australian research shows. A study of 1733 seabirds from 51 species found that while balloons and other soft plastics accounted for only 5% of plastics ingested, they were responsible for more than 40% of mortalities.