Natural History Wanderings

Marin Mammal Center reported

In late 2023, bird flu arrived on the rocky shores of the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina, ripping through the local colony of southern elephant seals. More than 17,000 seal pups died. It could take decades for the population to recover, experts announced in April.

Read on www.marinemammalcenter.org/news/the-new-york-times-racing-to-save-californias-elephant-seals-from-bird-flu