131 dead seals have washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. That said a spokesman for the Kazakh Ministry of the Environment, without providing information about the cause of death of the animals. Autopsies would be performed. Kazakh environmentalists said they would analyze soil and water samples from the vast salt lake area. The animals are endangered Caspian seals.
The Caspian seal is the only seal species found in the Caspian Sea. The Kazakh government put the animals on the endangered species list in November 2020.
The seal population has been declining for decades
The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on Earth. It borders Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran. Caspian seal populations have been declining for decades due to hunting and increasing water pollution. According to expert estimates, the population has dropped from over a million individuals in the early 20th century to about 68,000.
Source: Krone
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