Persuasive Essay: Why Sea Animals Are Dying

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Each year, littering causes 1 million birds, 100,000 marine mammals, and 4,600 sea turtles to die. Guess who makes that happen? People! Guess who can stop that, EVERYONE! Innocent animals are dying because of litter in the ocean or any body of water. What are we going to do about it. So many sea animals are dying because of littering. Most of it is happening off the Pacific Coast. The animals are eating the litter and getting stuck in it. Leatherback turtles have been around for 100 million years, and they're endangered. The hammerhead shark mistakes plastic bags for jellyfish. These sharks are also endangered. The flipper dolphin is getting tangled in litter. Lots more animals are dying. Now what can I do? I can do many things. I

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