After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert ...

A deadly avian flu outbreak has struck northern elephant seals for the first time in California history, killing at least 30 seals in San Mateo County. On Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Researchers at UC Davis say news they've dreaded since 2023 has come to pass: California's elephant seals have been infected ...

The California Department of Public Health is advising the public to avoid contact with sick or dead wildlife along the ...

Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the ...

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird ...

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife managers and public health officials on alert.

California has detected its first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in marine mammals. Marine veterinarians in ...

California’s Año Nuevo State Park has closed its popular elephant seal viewing area after seven pups tested positive for ...

People and their canine companions are urged to be extra careful now at the beaches because of a new warning from the ...

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several ...

Bird flu detected in elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park; risk to public remains very low but officials urge caution What You Need to Know: H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed for the first time ...