The sightings were the first reports of the animals in Santa Cruz since an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Experts are closely monitoring the marine animals, flagging mortalities and advising beach visitors to take extra precautions ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, a virus that spilled over from birds into marine mammals along the coast of South ...

Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little ...

A fast-moving bird flu outbreak is devastating marine mammals, with massive losses reported across South America’s coasts.

Scientists track elephant seals to gather ocean data and learn how these deep diving animals help reveal the secrets of the ...

For the first time, confirmation of the deadly H5N1 virus has been detected in California's elephant seal population.

California health officials are warning people to avoid sick or dead marine mammals along the coast after bird flu was confirmed in northern elephant seal pups.

WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES CONFIRMED Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County. That brings the total number of ...

People are encouraged to avoid sick or dead animals on beaches.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Mammal Program captured and relocated an elephant seal pup that was resting at Neskowin’s South Beach on March 19. Experts ...