California warns beachgoers to stay away from sick or dead seals
California health officials are warning people to avoid sick or dead marine mammals along the coast after bird flu was ...
Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park
The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...
Avian flu killed California elephant seal pups. Are SLO County seals at risk?
Researchers are on high alert monitoring the local Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery — though there is good news.
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Elephant seals return to Año Nuevo State Park. Visitors watch battling bulls and 75-pound pups
PESCADERO, Calif. (AP) — Every winter about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California's Año Nuevo State Park to fight, mate and give birth. The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, ...
Elephant seal illnesses at Año Nuevo State Park halts tours
A “small number” of elephant seal illnesses recently observed near Año Nuevo State Park on the San Mateo County coast has prompted officials to temporarily halt guided tours to the ...
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Elephant seals at famed Año Nuevo colony test positive for highly infectious bird flu
A multiagency team of wildlife experts confirmed this week that several elephant seals belonging to the famed colony at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County have tested positive for bird flu. The ...
First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide
After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.