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These processes have already led to a sharp decline in sturgeon populations. Due to pollution and uncontrolled fishing, the Caspian seal population has also declined by more than 90 percent. We are ...

ASTANA : Kazakhstan's oil exports are on schedule via its main oil export route, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), the country's energy minister said on Wednesday, despite damage to a pumping ...

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Six critically endangered species of sturgeon live in its waters, as well as the unique Caspian seal and beluga.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The seal pup Nutmeggers have claimed as one of our own now has a name! The roughly 6-week-old seal was found roaming the streets of New Haven last weekend. A city ...

The population of the Caspian seal has dropped from 1 million to 70,000. More than 12 million migratory birds that stop in the Caspian are at risk of losing their accustomed routes," he said.

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