A grab from a video taken on 7 December 2020 and released by the North Caucasian branch of Russia’s fisheries agency shows the body of a dead Caspian seal on a beach in Makhachkala. Russian authorities said they were investigating the mysterious death of nearly 300 endangered seals that had been discovered washed up on the shores of the Caspian Sea. (Photo by North Caucasian branch of Russia/AFP Photo)
