Seven baby elephant seals have tested positive for H5N1, the first case of bird flu in California marine mammals. On Tuesday ...
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.
Although the risk of the disease spreading to humans is very low, officials are encouraging the public to use caution across the California coast.
The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...
H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County.
Parks officials in California have canceled popular guided elephant seal tours for the remainder of the season and ...
The bird flu virus that devastated South American elephant seal populations has been confirmed in seals at California's Año ...
Experts haven't confirmed the existence of an egg, but the nesting birds' behaviors suggest one was laid in early February ...
The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife managers and public health officials on alert.
Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird ...
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 454 into law, reenacting the California Migratory Bird Protection Act as codified in Section 3513 of the Fish and Game Code, on October 6, 2025. This state ...