JULY 10,
2019
Nine deer
have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan's Nara Park, a wildlife group
said on Wednesday, warning that a surge in tourism may be to blame.
The Nara
Deer Preservation Foundation said that masses of plastic bags and snack packets
were found in the stomachs of the deer which died between March
and June this year.
"The
biggest litter found in one of the nine amounted to 4.3 kilograms (9.5
pounds)," foundation official Yoshitaka Ashimura told AFP.
"We
were surprised. It was so big," he said.
The
picturesque park in
Japan's ancient capital is home to more than 1,000 deer, which can even be
found roaming the streets in search of special tasty crackers offered by
tourists.
Tourists
are forbidden from feeding the deer any food besides the crackers but Ashimura
said some visitors offer the animals other types of snacks.
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