The Center for Research and Rehabilitation of the Caspian Seal, led by its founder Aselle Tasmagambatova, and the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomic Research organized one of many largest worldwide expeditions within the Caspian Sea in February.
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, a Tasmagambetova Institute companion since 2022, sponsored the researchers.
Scientists from the US, Norway, Great Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan went on an expedition to assemble essentially the most information on the Red Book-listed Caspian seal.
Pollution, unlawful looking, world warming, and sickness endanger these animals.
“Caspian seals breed, give birth, feed, and train their cubs only on ice. Thus, global warming, including the already documented decrease in water levels, will seriously affect the most important habitat for seals,” says CAIER founder Aselle Tasmagambetova. The expedition’s Saudi Arabian partners supplied sensors to help scientists study seals’ temperature adaptations. It’s crucial. Oil, industrial and heavy metals, agricultural pesticides, radioactive waste, sewage, and domestic waste have poisoned the seal habitat, preventing up to 70% of females from reproducing. “The animals may have to find new homes,” adds Tasmagambetova. The ecologist says 70 seals have been cured since the seal recovery center in Aktau, Kazakhstan opened two years ago. “About half were caught by illegal networks, so this is another serious problem that needs to be addressed,” says Tasmagambetova.
Dr. Tommy Nyman, who participated within the expedition, says that seals within the Caspian Sea and Lake Saimaa in Finland have some similarities. The Saimaa seal inhabitants has grown from 150 within the Eighties to simply over 400 at present, whereas the Caspian seal inhabitants is dwindling. Norwegian environmentalist Tasmagambetova believes new fishing internet limitations are guilty.
The expedition would require consultants to investigate quite a lot of information on Caspian Sea mammals’ habitats and illnesses and parasites. But it is clear that every one Caspian nations should type agreements to guard the ocean’s marine life and atmosphere.
The Center for Research and Rehabilitation of the Caspian Seal can coordinate uncommon animal rescues.
Aselel Tasmagambetova acknowledged that such journeys goal to reverse the seal inhabitants decline by creating a focused transnational coverage inside the Tehran Convention.