killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 percent of the vulnerable animals) and an unknown number of adults in a ...

Considered one of the most valuable wildlife areas in the world, Peninsula Valdes is home to the southern elephant seal, sea lion, and right whale. Gulfs San Jose and Nuevo -- more like sheltered ...

More information: Marcela M. Uhart et al, Epidemiological data of an influenza A/H5N1 outbreak in elephant seals in Argentina indicates mammal-to-mammal transmission, Nature Communications (2024 ...

Skirting Atlantic Patagonia's eastern coast line, Peninsula Valdés is a marine wildlife refuge for endangered species such as orcas, elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, sea lions, and guanaco.

Then it went to Chile and from there it crossed to Argentina where first it was the sea lions. Now it has reached the Valdes Peninsula and is affecting the elephant seal population,“ Biologist ...