TALLINN — Hundreds of dead seagulls were found on the northern coast of Estonia over the weekend, the cause of which remains a mystery.

The Estonian Environmental Inspectorate found more than 200 dead seagulls on the northern coast from Muuga Harbor to Salmistu, which is about 100 km out of Tallinn.

The inspectorate’s adviser Himot Maran told Channel 2 news that this number of dead seagulls is definitely more than could be expected during post-nesting period.

“The inspectors took couple of corpses to the lab, and the cause of death should turn out next week,” Maran said.

Despite the higher-than-usual number, Maran was certain that contamination is not responsible of the death of birds.

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