In a month, 56 dead dolphins were washed ashore on the coast of the Tuzly Estuaries due to the russian war
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In one month of 2026, 56 dead dolphins were washed ashore on the coast of the Tuzly Estuaries National Park. Over 4.5 years of war, about 100,000 cetaceans have died in the Black and Azov Seas.
In just the past month of 2026, the Black Sea washed ashore an unprecedented number of dead dolphins on the coast of the "Tuzly Estuaries" National Nature Park - 56 dead animals were physically recorded. This was reported by the "Tuzly Estuaries" National Nature Park, reports UNN.
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The unprecedented and bitter consequences of the ecocide caused by the russian war against Ukraine are shocking. In just the past month of 2026, the Black Sea washed ashore an unprecedented number of dead dolphins on the coast of the "Tuzly Estuaries" National Nature Park - 56 dead animals were physically recorded. Also, concussed cetaceans were found near Odesa
According to estimates by the Park's scientists, over 4.5 years of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, about 100,000 Black Sea cetaceans of three species have already died in the Black and Azov Seas.
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The Park cites the cause as the war.
Due to russia's full-scale barbaric invasion of Ukraine, the Black Sea ecosystem is on the verge of collapse. Constant deadly military pressure - mine explosions, bombings, missile launches, the use of powerful sonars, as well as colossal volumes of chemical pollutants, including the consequences of the Kakhovka disaster - are systematically destroying the unique biodiversity of the sea
Black Sea cetaceans have faced not just one damaging factor, but a complex synergistic cascade strike, where each destructive factor amplifies the other, triggering a chain mechanism of death.
During the years of the full-scale war, the anthropogenic and military pressure on the Black Sea has reached a critical limit. Its northwestern part has suffered particularly.
The populations of unique Black Sea cetaceans are daily losing their viability, immunity, and genetic potential for recovery. If the civilized world does not stop the aggressor, the Black Sea risks forever losing its main rulers - creatures that have been a symbol of its wild nature for millennia.
Reminder
In Odesa, the first 13 safe beach zones for recreation have been opened. They were recognized as meeting the established safety requirements.