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Helium balloon found tangled in remote mountain tree
Original: Found this way out in the mountains miles from any neighborhood or town. I was able to get it out of the tree with a lon
A hiker in the mountains, miles from the nearest town, found a helium balloon wedged in a tree and freed it with a long stick. They used the discovery to argue that people should stop buying helium balloons and that releasing them should end, calling them trash. The post is drawing attention to how far balloon litter travels and the harm released balloons cause to wildlife and wild places.
Why now: People are reacting to striking evidence of balloon litter reaching remote wilderness and the call to ban released helium balloons.
Evidence
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