In Dagestan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, there is a mass death of a local variety of seals - the Caspian seal. More than 2,5 thousand dead animals have already been found, reports “MIR 24”.
According to representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Dagestan, no traces of wounds from fishing nets were found on the bodies of the seals. Mostly young animals died, among them many pregnant females.
It is planned to find out the cause of the mass death of seals with the help of pathological analysis of animal tissues. According to preliminary analyzes, no traces of poisoning with heavy metals or poisons were found.
The current incident of the death of the Caspian seal is the most massive in the last 10 years. The Caspian seal is the only representative of the seal family that lives in the Caspian Sea, which is why it is listed in the Red Book. The number of Caspian seals is declining every year.