Baltic Grey Seals
Lithuania is stepping up efforts to protect its vulnerable grey seal population in the Baltic Sea, which faces threats from shrinking ice cover, reduced fish stocks, pollution, and climate change.
- Lithuania has implemented bans on toxic pesticides and commercial cod fishing to aid seal conservation.
- The Baltic Sea subpopulation of grey seal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Grey seals in the Baltic Sea face major threats from receding ice cover, pollution, shrinking fish stocks, and disease.
- Climate change has drastically reduced ice formation in the Baltic Sea, depriving seals of ice sheets ....
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