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fromwww.santacruzsentinel.com
8 hours ago
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Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park

UC Santa Cruz researchers discovered avian influenza H5N1 in elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park, marking the first confirmed cases in this marine mammal species.
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3 months ago
Environment

Avian flu decimates the world's largest population of elephant seals: Half of the females have disappeared

Highly pathogenic avian influenza 2.3.4.4b jumped to mammals and caused catastrophic declines, eliminating over 50,000 female southern elephant seals on South Georgia.
Coronavirus
fromwww.santacruzsentinel.com
8 hours ago

Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park

UC Santa Cruz researchers discovered avian influenza H5N1 in elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park, marking the first confirmed cases in this marine mammal species.
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fromKqed
1 week ago
Public health

Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu 'Outbreak' in Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo State Park | KQED

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1 week ago
Public health

Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu 'Outbreak' in Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo State Park | KQED

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Bird flu kills dozens of elephant seal pups at California state park

Our team has been so dedicated working around the clock, over time, whatever it takes to continue monitoring this outbreak. It's a really hard, emotional thing to go through as undergraduate, graduate students and young scientists to watch the seals that you've gotten to know over the years get sick.
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1 week ago

Sick Elephant Seals Prompt Closures at Ano Nuevo State Park | KQED

Out of an abundance of caution, access is being paused to give wildlife space and allow for ongoing monitoring. The investigation involves scientists from UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis, along with California State Parks, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Department of Public Health, the California Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NOAA Fisheries.
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fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

What California's big, gross elephant seals can teach us about life

What can an elephant seal - a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle - teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. "The animals are amazing. I mean, everything they do is extreme," says Daniel Costa, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. "They're the deepest-diving pinniped and they dive for longer than any other seal or sea lion. They also fast for longer. Everything they do is just pushing the limits."
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