This is why you should think twice about letting off sky lanterns.
They look beautiful and seem harmless when you light the flame that lifts them into the air, with around 200,000 sold in the UK every year.
But they have a deadly effect on animals and the environment, as this picture of a barn owl trapped in the wire and paper shows.
It couldn’t get out and was found dead on the ground.
The lanterns, sometimes called Chinese lanterns, can also cause wildfires if they land while still burning and the RSPCA warned people not to use them.
Why are they damaging?
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