Cape fur seals are mysteriously dying en masse

Wildlife experts are baffled by the deaths of thousands of Cape fur seals along SA’s west coast, one of the biggest mass die-offs that may be linked to a shortage of fish for seals to eat.
Grim video footage this week showed seals convulsing and dying in shallow water, with local residents reporting many carcasses between Cape Town and Elands Bay.
The die-off coincides with the deaths of thousands of coastal birds due to an avian influenza outbreak along the west coast.
A large number of penguins were killed earlier this month by a swarm of bees, adding to a miserable death toll for marine wildlife.