Kegel seals in danger: mysterious dying on Rügen's coast!

Kegel seals in danger: mysterious dying on Rügen's coast!

Rügen, Deutschland - A mysterious seal death shakes the coasts of Rügen! Kegel seals, the largest domestic predators, are under strict protection and have settled on the coasts of the North and Baltic Sea since the 1990s. But now there are alarming reports of increased dead finds of these majestic animals. The exact causes remain unclear and the investigation is in full swing.

An expert from the German Sea Museum in Stralsund indicated that the seals of the seals may be connected to a fish reuse that was removed off the southeastern coast of Rügen. This reuse had no special protection against swimming of seals, which could have caused the animals to get caught and drowned. In response to the heaped dead finds, the museum and the Biosphere Reserve Südost-Rügen filed a complaint against unknown.

repeated dead finds and missing evidence

The Ministry of the Environment in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is reminiscent of a similar accumulation of dead finds in 2017 than the causes could also not be clarified. Even now there is no reliable evidence of a connection with fishing activities. Thanks to strict protective measures, the cone seals, which can become up to 300 kilograms of weigh up to 300 kilograms, have experienced a revival after they have been almost eradicated by environmental destruction and intensive hunting. But the current situation raises questions again and makes the future of this protected manner appear in a worrying light.