Bird flu outbreak on San Mateo coast spreads to sea otters and sea lions, researchers say

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the ...

First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert ...

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

The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...
East Bay Times

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 ...

The Bloody Renewal: Inside the “Catastrophic Molt” of the Elephant Seal

On a beach in San Francisco, a crowd gathers to watch an elephant seal as it writhes in the sand. Concern increases as ...

Avian flu killed California elephant seal pups. Are SLO County seals at risk?

Researchers are on high alert monitoring the local Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery — though there is good news.
Alaska Dispatch News

‘How did you get here?’: Large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue ...