STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A nature photographer is calling for change after he took a heartbreaking photo of a goose entangled in plastic near the Staten Island Mall, New Springville, in early March.
Syed Ashraf said he saw the goose with a plastic six-pack ring around its throat in early March, as it walked atop the remnants of the snowstorm that had battered the borough.
Ashraf said he shared the image with the Advance/SILive.com with the hopes it will raise the level of consciousness regarding “the impact of single-use plastic on wildlife and our local community.”…