Popular Año Nuevo viewing area closes after bird flu infects elephant seals
California’s Año Nuevo State Park has closed its popular elephant seal viewing area after seven pups tested positive for ...
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Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park
Seven elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for bird flu. About 30 seals have died in what officials call a ...
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 ...
Bird flu detected in elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park for the first time
Elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz announced Wednesday. The outbreak marks 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 ...