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.

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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, ...

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The outbreak marks the first cases of HPAI H5N1 in marine mammals in California and the first detection in northern elephant ...

Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an ...

For the first time, avian flu has been found in California’s marine mammals, and wildlife officials are working to contain its spread.

Due to an outbreak of avian influenza, the elephant seal viewing area and tours at Año Nuevo State Park will be closed for ...

The San Mateo County park in California is well known for its massive amounts of elephant seals. Typically, tens of thousands of seals grace the shores of this park during their winter gatherings.

About 30 seals at a California state park have died, and seven of them had the lethal virus. Lab results for the other animals are pending ...

Baby seal deaths and seizures alerted scientists to discover the outbreak at at Año Nuevo State Park officials said.