California’s Año Nuevo State Park has closed its popular elephant seal viewing area after seven pups tested positive for avian flu.
After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.
A highly contagious strain of avian flu has been detected in northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park, the first time the disease has been detected in California’s marine mammal population.
Seven weaned northern elephant seal pups at University of California–Davis’s long-monitored Año Nuevo colony in California have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, ...
The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife ...
A 2025 State Auditor report estimated that continued telework for state employees would save California around $225 million a year in real estate and facility costs. Supporters of remote work argue ...
California officials have closed public beaches following an avian flu outbreak in elephant seals. Discover the risks and how to stay safe on the coast.
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