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 that it’s nonetheless unclear what precipitated 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 in accordance with the state RIA Novosti news company that 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 knowledge for laboratory analysis, which didn’t instantly spot any pollution.
Several earlier incidents of mass deaths of seals have been attributed to pure causes.
The knowledge concerning the variety of seals within the Caspian varies extensively. The fisheries company has stated the general variety of Caspian seals is 270,000-300,000, whereas Gapizov’s heart put the quantity at 70,000.
