{"id":65974,"date":"2024-09-12T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=65974"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T21:51:43","slug":"video-beached-as-whale-grapples-with-plestuc-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/video\/video-beached-as-whale-grapples-with-plestuc-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Beached as whale grapples with plestuc pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beached Az: Whale bro, you dead as?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQwIhndkN3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Even whales can have a hard time with plastic pollution!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Shockingly, there\u2019s now so much plastic floating around in our oceans that even our beloved cartoon whales are dying! <\/p>\n\n<p>The original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3cPs2SzShNc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beached As video<\/a> featuring a stranded whale with a thick Kiwi accent was an internet sensation. 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