Aselle Tasmagambetova, founder of the Central Asian Institute for Environmental Research (CAIER) and head of the Caspian Seal project, which conducts its own independent research, talks about the negative impact of anthropogenic factors on the life of the Caspian seal. She notes that their seal rescue activities began back in 2009. After reviewing the legal framework and research, the institute in 2016 approved a five-year plan to study the Caspian seal and its habitat. Follow the link.