A Svalbard reindeer died after getting tangled up in plastic waste
Two other reindeer were also trapped, but eventually freed.
September 17, 2019
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Plastic waste represents an increasing problem for reindeer on Svalbard, and one reindeer recently died after it got entangled in a big tangle of plastic ribbons.
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