Nearly 250 Dead Seals Wash Up on Shores of Caspian Sea; Cause of Death Unknown

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

Nearly 250 Dead Seals Wash Up on Shores of Caspian Sea; Cause of Death Unknown
04-07-2007 11:03 PM

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Associated Press) -- Nearly 250 dead seals have washed up on the shores of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan in the past week, emergency officials said Saturday.

Authorities were conducting tests to determined what killed the 247 seals found by oil workers inspecting the shore in western Mangistau region, the Emergencies Agency said.

Environmentalists have been concerned about increasing exploration of the Caspian Sea's extensive oil reserves.

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These are Caspian seals, not harp seals that are being hunted in Canada. There are 2 more paragraphs at the link.

[nodehopper]

1. caspian sea is itself nearly dead

[texpatriot2004]

2. Oh no. How sad. Is it due to the sonic booms that they use in oil

exploration now. You know, they drag the cables on the ocean floor and create explosions that cause vibrations that bother the sea life...and sometimes kill them.

[rusty_parts2001]

3. More Bush preventative war?

Has anybody told the Navy?

[Bragi]

4. Was there a Canadian tour boat in the area? /NT

[JVS]

5. rofl