A significant bird flu outbreak in Argentina has led to the death of an estimated 18,000 baby elephant seals and various bird species. Marcela Uhart, a veterinarian, describes a grim scene of carcasses along the beaches of Punta Delgada, where normal sounds of wildlife are replaced by silence. The virus has displayed an alarming capacity to affect multiple species, moving from birds to marine mammals. Uhart warns that the ramifications extend beyond wildlife, posing threats to human health if ignored.
This time it was silent. The beaches were just loaded with carcasses. We saw basically every [elephant seal] pup dead. We estimate about 18,000 dead baby elephant seals.
It’s just like wildfire. I mean it just killed everything it encountered.
Ignoring the impact of bird flu on wildlife puts human health in peril.
Wildlife researchers say the situation in Argentina represents something new and ominous with the bird flu virus.
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