MOSCOW -- This autumn, the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russian Far East has experienced a massive death of marine life, the cause of which has yet to be identified, leaving environmentalists and local residents in shock.
While the government is pointing the finger at a red tide algae bloom, environmental groups and residents suspect that the real culprit is pollution caused by a leak of poisonous chemicals. The mounds of lifeless sea creatures washing up on Kamchatka's shores have made President Vladimir Putin's administration uneasy as environmental consciousness has been growing steadily in the country.
