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Bird flu kills dozens of elephant seal pups at California state park

26.02.2026 23:22 | The Guardian World

About 30 seals had died as of Thursday, nearly all of them weaned pups, amid the rise of avian influenzaAn outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed more than two dozen elephant seal pups in California, leading to the temporary closure of seal-viewing areas at a popular Bay Area park.California’s Año Nuevo state park is home to an elephant seal colony with about 5,000 seals during the marine mammals’ breeding season, which runs from mid-December through March. Researchers said about 30 seals had died as of Thursday, nearly all of them weaned pups, amid the rise of avian influenza. Continue reading...

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