The deer was found on Monday in Khun Sathan National Park in Nan province in northern Thailand, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
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The 10-year-old wild stag was found with no external wounds or cuts, and had apparently died two days before it was found, the parks department said.
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An autopsy revealed its stomach contained plastic bags including garbage bags, instant coffee packages, condiment packages, rubber gloves, towels, and even a pair of men’s underwear, according to photos posted on the DNP official Facebook page.
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The animal died from gastrointestinal obstruction combined with old age, according to the department.
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Kriangsak Thanompun, director of the protected region in the Khun Sathan National Park, told news agency AFP that the plastic bags were “one of the causes of his death.”
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“It shows we have to take seriously and reduce … single-use plastic,” he added, calling for “nature-friendly products” to be used instead.
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Earlier this year, an orphaned baby dugong who became a celebrity in Thailand died with plastic waste lining its stomach.
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In June last year, a short-fin male pilot whale died after ingesting more than 17 pounds of plastic bags and packaging.
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Over 50% of the plastic leaking into world oceans comes from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a 2015 report by Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment.
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A 65% reduction in plastic waste leakage in those five countries would lead to a 45% reduction globally, the report claims. A study by the UK government, published in 2018, showed that, barring intervention, the amount of plastic cluttering the Earth’s oceans will triple within a decade.
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