More than 100 dead dolphins were found on the Crimean coast from the beginning of the year to April, the Serene Sea Marine Mammal Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center reported.
Earlier, Serene Sea reported that in January-April 2024, experts recorded 226 cetacean emissions in Crimea.
"From January to April of this year, we counted 110 dead dolphins on the coast of the Crimean Peninsula," the center's Telegram channel says.
The center did not specify the causes of dolphin deaths.
Earlier, the center noted that the cause of dolphin deaths are diseases, injury by fishing nets, plastic and foreign objects swallowed by animals, and others.
The Serene Sea Center responds to all reports of cetacean sightings on the coast of Crimea and Sevastopol. During the eight years of operation, 230 cetaceans of all three species (listed in the federal and regional Red Books) passed through the monitoring system, which were found by eyewitnesses in distress and in need of help. The Center requests to report dolphin sightings immediately. On Thursday, the center's staff reported that they were able to purchase about two hectares of land near Sevastopol for the construction of an inpatient dolphin rehabilitation center.
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