VILNIUS - Sixty-one dead seals have been found along Lithuania's Baltic Sea coast in May and June, TV3 News reported on Monday.
"This compares to 46 in the entire 12-month period last year. We are seeing the number of dead seals rising each year. Why this is happening is something I'm still questioning," said Jurgita Gustaitiene, head of the animal care center Nuaras.
According to TV3 News, biologists from the Lithuanian Sea Museum's animal rehabilitation center will investigate the cause of death of the seals found on the beaches by performing autopsies on the best-preserved carcasses.
The possibility that parasites are to blame has not been ruled out, since live seal pups arriving in the area are also infested with parasites.
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