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

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

Researchers are on high alert monitoring the local Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery - though there is good news.

Scientists continue to closely monitor a concentrated outbreak of avian influenza that is killing dozens of elephant seals on ...

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

PESCADERO, Calif. (KRON) — More than two dozen elephant seals have tested positive for avian influenza since the outbreak at ...

A Birds-Eye View of the Impacts of H5N1 on Pinniped Conservation March 22, 2026 - By Kat Kerlin - When the H5N1 highly ...

Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park. There, thousands of elephant ...

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

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 ...