The Caspian seal, the only native marine mammal of the Caspian Sea, has faced a growing array of environmental and human-induced threats in recent years — including declining food resources, pollution, fishing and disease.

In May 2025, Tarbiat Modarres University branch of Noor County establish a center for the Caspian seal conservation in accordance with DOE national action plan that focuses on the conservation of the a rare, valuable, endemic, and endangered species of the Caspian Sea.