Environment

Another Reason Not to Litter

by Barbara Mathieson | March 18, 2009 at 03:55 pm

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This image of a deer with a jack-o-lantern was published in the Tennessean (Nashville) this morning. Fortunately, the deer was noticed by people who reported it to the game warden. The wildlife officials were able to remove the jack-o-lantern from the young deer, who returned to the wild.

Wildlife spokesmen believed that the deer was trying to drink water from an abandoned jack-o-lantern and was trapped inside the plastic pumpkin.

During the Great American Clean Up, I have been posting images of litter that can be harmful to wildlife. Please protect the animals.

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Amy Judd

at 16:57 on March 18th, 2009

So sad - thank goodness that deer is ok, but there are so many other animals that aren't.

Uwe Paschen

at 17:04 on March 18th, 2009

This happens a lot on land fields where birds get trapped in the six pack plastic holder and die slowly.

Jennings David L

at 18:56 on March 18th, 2009

There is too much litter across the country that tortures many animals and birds. I hate seeing ducks tangled with fish hooks and tangled line that is just tossed aside by careless people. Good report.