The deaths are the latest in a high number of cetacean casualties reported in recent months.
Around 40 dead dolphins have washed up on a shore of the Black Sea, according to Russian media.The species found on the beach near Blagoveshchenskaya, south-west Russia, were Black Sea bottlenose dolphins, reported media outlet RIA Novosti, and are listed in Russia's 'Red Book'—which catalogues rare and endangered species.
The newspaper reported that the dolphins' bodies showed signs of having been caught in fishing nets, with investigators observing deep scratches, missing fins or tails, and torn stomachs. Some were found entangled in ropes. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature , entanglement is responsible for at least 300,000 cetacean deaths per year.Delfa suggested the latest deaths may have been caused by fishermen trying to get rid of their bycatch.
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