agony caused by littering - turtle writhes in pain as ocean researchers pull straw from its nose

The agony caused by just one piece of plastic thrown into the sea: Turtle writhes in pain as a drinking straw is pulled from its nose by ocean researchers

Male Olive Ridley sea turtle was discovered by researchers in Costa Rica
Group thought the foreign object was a parasitic worm before its removal
Turtle struggled against researchers as straw was pulled free with pliers
Its air passage was later disinfected with iodine before group released it



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