2,500 Caspian seals found dead along Russian coastline

Deaths of endangered species probably happened a couple weeks ago, with the cause as yet unknown

About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said on Sunday.

Regional officials initially reported on Saturday that 700 dead seals had been found on the coast, but the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment later raised the figure to about 2,500.