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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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Lithuania bids to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede

The gray seals slide out of their cages into the Baltic Sea near the Lithuanian coast, swimming off to new lives imperiled by climate change, pollution and shrinking fish stocks.

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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