2.500 Dead Seals Found on Russia’s Caspian Coast

Journalists and Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office employees walk near the bodies of dead seals on shore of the Caspian Sea, Dagestan, in a still from video released on Dec. 4, 2022. RU-RTR Russian Television via AP

MOSCOW—About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday.

Authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said it was unclear why the mass die-off happened but that it was likely due to natural causes.