Plastic pollution is creating an ‘evolutionary trap’ for young sea turtles

Newborn loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) swim in the sea after breaking through its eggshells at a beach in Kyparissia, south west Greece (Getty)Plastic pollution creates an ‘evolutionary trap’ for young sea turtles, according to a new study.The research found plastic inside small juvenile turtles along both the east (Pacific) and west (Indian Ocean) coasts of Australia.After hatching on beaches, the animals travel on currents and spend their early years in the open ocean.However