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Two dead seals were found on the shores of Mardakan in Azerbaijan.
Both animals died after swallowing fish hooks and caught in fishing lines.
The Caspian seal is endemic to the Caspian Sea and its population has decreased by more than 90% since the start of the 20th century.
Both animals died after swallowing fish hooks and caught in fishing lines.
The Caspian seal is endemic to the Caspian Sea and its population has decreased by more than 90% since the start of the 20th century.
In recent years, large numbers of Caspian seals are reported to become tangled in illegal sturgeon-fishing nets.
Last year, at least 272 dead Caspian seals have been found in December at a number of locations in the North Caucasus region of Daghestan, Russia.
Last year, at least 272 dead Caspian seals have been found in December at a number of locations in the North Caucasus region of Daghestan, Russia.
The Caspian seal is the only mammal living in the Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland body of water.
Pollution from hydrocarbon extraction and declining water levels are posing a threat to many local species and putting the future of the sea itself at risk.
Pollution from hydrocarbon extraction and declining water levels are posing a threat to many local species and putting the future of the sea itself at risk.
