Photographer Visited This Remote Pacific Island and Shocked to Find a Paradise Turned into Graveyard

Midway Island, North Pacific Ocean is more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent. No humans live here, only birds and yet, you will not believe what you will see here.

The island is a paradise for different kinds of birds.

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Standing on the island’s remote shoreline brings a calm and humility — until you look down at your feet.

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US filmmaker Chris Jordan captured the group of Albatross chicks lying dead on Midway Island in the northern Pacific Ocean.

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Chris Jordan took the harrowing photographs to show the extent of the problem

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The poor chick had ingested a number of plastic items including a fish-shaped soy sauce bottle

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I couldn’t believe the wave of emotion that came over me while watching this video. It’s so simple and beautiful, and yet also heartbreaking. It’s a real gem that comes along rarely, carrying with it a powerful message.

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