Bird flu has killed thousands of southern elephant seal pups on remote Antarctic islands belonging to Australia, new research has shown. Heard and McDonald Islands, about 4,000 km (2,485 miles) ...

Scientists have confirmed that seven weaned northern elephant seal pups at the park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as H5N1. The confirmation, provided by the U.S.

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several more are showing signs of the illness. The outbreak has prompted park ...

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Experts say it is a matter of when, not if, a deadly strain of bird flu reaches Tasmania, and popular marine visitor Neil the seal is not isolated from the threat, despite his relatively solo ...

The endangered Hawaiian monk seal faces numerous threats — from entanglement in fishing lines to loss of habitat, shark predators, human disturbances, and diseases. Now the seals face a viral threat — ...

Wildlife veterinarians have begun testing bird flu vaccines in marine mammals, which have suffered enormous losses in the ongoing global outbreak. The first trial, which began in July, is tiny, ...

Thousands of seal pups were killed by bird flu on two remote Australian islands Bird flu has killed thousands of southern elephant seal pups on remote Antarctic islands belonging to Australia, new ...