Bodies of 1,700 seals found on shore of Caspian Sea in Russia | 24CA News

About 1,700 seals have been discovered lifeless on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officers stated Sunday.

The authorities within the Russian province of Dagestan stated it is nonetheless unclear what triggered the animals’ deaths, however they doubtless died of pure causes.

Regional officers initially stated Saturday that 700 lifeless seals have been discovered on the coast, however on Sunday, Zaur Gapizov, head of the Caspian Environmental Protection Center, stated that in accordance with the state RIA Novosti news company, after a broader inspection of the coast the variety of lifeless animals was 1,700.

Gapizov stated the seals doubtless died a few weeks in the past. He added that there was no signal that they have been killed by poachers.

Experts of the Federal Fisheries Agency and prosecutors inspected the shoreline and picked up information for laboratory analysis, which did not instantly spot any pollution.

Several earlier incidents of mass deaths of seals have been attributed to pure causes.

The information in regards to the variety of seals within the Caspian varies broadly. The fisheries company has stated the general variety of Caspian seals is 270,000 to 300,000, whereas Gapizov’s centre put the quantity at 70,000.