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

A charming image of two southern elephant seal pups in a Falklands rock pool has earned Australian photographer Matty Smith ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephant seal class of 2025 is arriving on the beach. The young seals, not yet in the breeding population, take over the beach at ...

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

Encyclopedia Britannica states that there are 32 species of seals scattered across the globe, with a handful calling North America home. Hawaii has its own endemic species, the Hawaiian monk seal, and ...

An outbreak of avian flu in 2023 hammered a colony of southern elephant seals in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego region, leading to a 50% decline in its population. But over the 2024-2025 breeding season, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. H5N1 bird flu is devastating marine mammals in the Southern Hemisphere, with some elephant seal colonies suffering ...

Federal wildlife authorities are searching for a person of interest in the stabbing of a baby elephant seal on an Oregon beach, leaving it injured with multiple wounds. The 225-pound pup was stabbed ...