California health officials are warning people to avoid sick or dead marine mammals along the coast after bird flu was confirmed in northern elephant seal pups.

The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the ...

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

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

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 ...

The outbreak marks the first cases of HPAI H5N1 in marine mammals in California and the first detection in northern elephant seals. The disease decimated populations of a related species, southern ...

The likely discovery of a condor egg on California's north coast gives new hope for the recovery of the endangered bird.

H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County.

The California Department of Public Health is advising the public to avoid contact with sick or dead wildlife along the California Coast after northern elephant seal pups recently tested positive for ...

Parks officials in California have canceled popular guided elephant seal tours for the remainder of the season and temporarily closed public viewing areas following a recent outbreak of bird flu at a ...

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.