Climate change, human activity behind mass deaths of rare seals: Kazakhstan

Climate change, human activity behind mass deaths of rare seals: Kazakhstan

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Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 13, 2025

Kazakhstan on Friday blamed human activity and climate change for the mass deaths of an endangered seal species in the Caspian Sea, the world's biggest inland body of water. Around 2,200 Caspian Seals - the only mammals that live in the Caspian Sea - have washed up dead on the shores of Kazakhstan since November 2024. Following tests, Kazakhstan's agriculture ministry said "chronic tox

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