Estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses found on Namibian coast

Scientists searching for reasons fear breeding cycle will be disrupted for years to come

An estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses have been found along the shores of Namibia, a large portion of the expected new pup arrivals.

The bodies were spotted by Naude Dreyer of Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN), who flew his drone over Walvis Bay's Pelican Point seal colony on 5 October and counted hundreds of bodies. This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expected in late November," he tweeted.