The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals. At up to 5.8 metres ...

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions in October 2024. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact ...

Scientists surveying a wild bird colony in Argentina for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in October 2024. Credit: Marcela Uhart / UC Davis Viruses love to jump between animal species. In 2023 ...

TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds. "It is ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...

In 2023, bird flu reached a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Now, South Georgia—home to the world’s largest ...

The largest population of elephant seals in the world suffered massive mortality in 2023 from H5N1 bird flu infection. Animal ...

A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists estimate. The sounds of barking elephant ...

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds. "It is likely that more than half of the ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...