Dagestan scientists have found the reason for the mass death of Caspian seals.
Scientists of the Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development of Dagestan State University discovered in the body of the dead animals of the Bird influenza virus, said the director of the university Alimurad Gadzhiev.
“Together with colleagues from the Research Institute of virology and experts of the Compass Foundation, our experts selected samples of fabrics of dead seals, and according to the first results of their analysis, we can already say that samples gave positive results for bird flu,” he said.
The mass death of wild birds from bird influenza H5N1 was previously seen on the Dagestan island of a small pearl, the main roy of Caspian seals is located there.
Perhaps the virus got into the organisms of animals from fallen birds, it is known that the disease is deadly even for bears, added Hajiyev.
In the spring, scientists intend to study this issue in more detail and get convincing evidence of their version.
In mid -January, more than 50 cases of death of the Red Book Caspian seal (seal) were recorded on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Dagestan.
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In early December, more than 2.5 thousand dead red -blown seals were discovered on the coast of Dagestan.
Caspian seal or Caspian seal is the only mammal of the Caspian Sea. In 2008, the International Union of Nature Protection was assigned to him the status of the disappearance of the disappearance.