In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...

A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here ...

The bird flu outbreak killed over 17,000 elephant seals, including almost 97% of the pups, and left a scar on this vulnerable population.

Researchers also documented that the avian flu virus H5N1 was transmitted ... Avian influenza has been killing many seals and sea lions in other parts of the world, particularly in South America ...

Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists estimate that only ...

A 2023 avian flu outbreak decimated a Caspian tern colony on Rat Island and spread to harbor seals, posing a new threat to local wildlife. A 2023 epidemiological study revealed that 56% of a large ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

An island halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, where half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed, is under threat ...

Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists estimate that only ...

Avian influenza has been killing many seals and sea lions in other parts of ... available in the U.S. for animals impacted by the avian flu. It is difficult to control in wildlife given the ...