Scientists are alarmed by the recent deaths of some 2,500 endangered Caspian seals.
Authorities in the region don’t know why so many Caspian seals have died in such a short period of time.
Scientists are concerned, because Caspian seals are the only marine mammal that live in the Caspian Sea and aren’t found anywhere else in the world, theDagestan’s Ministry of Natural Resources believe the seals died from natural causes about two weeks ago, according to CNN. The ministry said it could not find proof of violence or that the seals were caught in fishing nets before they died.
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