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Ascension Island has a wealth of species native to the island that have been affected by plastic pollution, such as the land crab, frigate bird and various species of sharks, turtles, fish and seabirds.

For a pilot, he says, “I would put a mountain below, a frigate bird on top of it and the patterns for lightning and wind around it.”

Pelicans dove, magnificent frigate birds glided overhead, and a great blue heron took flight from the water.

Later, I strolled past a fish market where a 16-foot marlin dangled from a hook, and sea lions, pelicans and frigate birds nudged iPhone-wielding tourists.

Rare species including frigate birds and the blue-footed booby raise their young in nests on the ground making them easy prey for the rats.