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278 years since the birth of J.F. Gmelin

08/08/202609/08/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Carl Linnaeus, Caspian seal, Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Phoca caspica, Systema Naturae

August 8 marks the 278th anniversary of the birth of Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748-1804), an outstanding German naturalist, physician, zoologist, botanist and chemist,

Caspian seals hauling-out on Kendirli islands, the middle Caspian Sea, April 04, 2019. Author Baimukanov T.T.

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Assessment of the fish diet of the Caspian seal (Pusa capsica, Gmelin, 1788)

07/10/202516/10/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian seal, diet, fish, haul-out site, Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, nutrition, otoliths, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica

The Caspian seal pup. ©Sarah Del Ben, Central Asian Institute of Ecological Research, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Rapid decline of the Caspian Sea level

11/04/202516/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, global warming, level decline, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, sturgeon

© 2025. Rebecca Court (1,12),* Matteo Lattuada (2,3,13), Nataliya Shumeyko (4), Mirgaliy Baimukanov (5), Tariyel Eybatov (6), Altynay Kaidarova (7), Elchin V. Mamedov (8), Eldar Rustamov (9), Aselle Tasmagambetova (7), Matthias Prange (10),

A group of Caspian seals hauled out at a rocky islet, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. Photo by Dr. T.M. Eybatov, General Director of Museum of Natural History, the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan.

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The Caspian Seal in the Red Book of Azerbaijan

28/12/202416/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspin seal, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Museum of Natural History, Phoca caspica, Pusa capsica, Red Book of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan was the first country red-listed the Caspian seal in 1993. This was largely due to the efforts of Dr. Tariel M. Eybatov, General Director of

Caspian seals with pups. The last breeding on Ogurjaly (Ogurchinskiy) Island, Turkmenistan, February 7-15, 2002. Author P.I. Erokhin.

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The Caspian Seal in the Red Data Book of Turkmenistan

16/10/202416/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian seal, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Ogurchinskiy, Ogurjaly, Phoca caspica, Pusa capsica, Red Data Book of Turkmenistan

In 2024, the 4th edition of the Red Data Book of Turkmenistan was published. As in the previous edition of 2011, the Caspian

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Atlas of Caspian Seal Haul-Out Sites

22/03/202416/07/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment atlas, Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, shalygi, the Caspian seal, the Caspian seal haul-out sites, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Scientific and Educational Film “Caspian Seal”

19/01/202421/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment : Kashagan, Aktau, Atyrau, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, NCOC, North Caspian Operating Company, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, the Caspian seal

The Caspian Sea is the largest closed lake on Earth extending over two parts of the world – Asia and Europe. It has

Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center, Aktau, Kazakhstan, November 2023.

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Caspian Seals Rehabilitation Center’s New Building

30/11/202311/01/2024 Kaspika 0 Comment Aktau, Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, rehabilitation, Sausalito, the Caspian seal, The Marine Mammal Center

After moving to a new building, Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center (Aktau, Kazakhstan) reopened at the end of November. The center’s premises