Lithuania bids to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede
- Lithuania is working to protect its grey seal population, which is vulnerable due to shrinking fish stocks, pollution, and climate change effects in the Baltic Sea.
- The grey seal population has stabilized but still faces challenges, with cub survival rates in the wild as low as 5 percent, according to local scientists.
- Lithuanian scientists have noted an increase in adult seal deaths linked to entanglement in near-shore fishing nets.
- The habitat for seals in the Baltic Sea is severely impacted by climate change, leading to few ice sanctuaries, which affects cub survival rates.
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In Lithuania, baby seals have been released into the Baltic Sea
In Lithuania, baby seals have been released into the Baltic Sea after being abandoned by their mother and taken into care by scientists. More and more seals are being abandoned by their mothers in the face of climate change, pollution and dwindling fish stocks.
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