Birds like the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) are eating plastic litter mistaking it for food. Plastic ingestion can lead to internal physical injuries and death by starvation. In the 1960s, less than 5% of birds were found with plastic in their stomachs. Twenty years later, over 80% of birds had plastic in their stomachs. It is projected that by 2050, 99% of seabird species will be ingesting plastic.