The Center for the Study and Rehabilitation of the Caspian Seal has been modernized according to the latest requirements for veterinary treatment of marine mammals. The institution is also located in Aktau, but at a different address.
Residents of Aktau as before can report about the found Red Book animals by calling +7 775 101 11 22.
The Center’s staff is ready to respond immediately to the location, where the animal was found, and provide a full scope of veterinary aid or implement transportation of the animal to the Center.
In the new premise of the Center, additional specialized enclosures for the rehabilitation of Red Book animals are installed, and there is a separate area for conducting scientific research.
The prototype of these veterinary zones was the enclosures of the Marine Mammal Center, one of the largest American Marine Animal Rehabilitation Centers.
The Marine Mammal Center has been operating since 1975, and during this time, volunteers of this organization have saved 24,000 marine mammals.
As part of large-scale scientific and practical work on the preservation of the Caspian seal, in July of this year, the Central-Asian Institute of Environmental Research (CAIER) organized a web conference with specialists from the Marine Mammal Center, during which the parties shared best practices in the preservation of rare marine animals.
Let us remind that the Center for the Study and Rehabilitation of the Caspian Seal was established in 2019 on the basis of the Central-Asian Institute of Environmental Research (CAIER). The Center is the only specialized institution in the Northern Caspian that provides veterinary aid to the Caspian endemic. During their work, the Center’s staff managed to save more than 40 Red Book animals.
Due to the mass deaths of Caspian seals in 2022, the Center received only reports of dead animals throughout 2023.