Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
Nov 11, 2024 · A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, UC Davis scientists and partners estimate. …
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Growing new skin at sea would cause a tremendous heat loss. Instead, they come... Adult male elephant seals weighing 3500 to 5000 pounds (1600 to 2300 kg) begin arriving late in …
Elephant seals, once nearly extinct, are finding new places to call …
Feb 28, 2024 · Once on the brink of extinction, elephant seals are expanding north into new breeding grounds along the California coast, turning long-empty beaches into a ruckus of …
Bird flu wipes out over 95% of southern elephant seal pups in ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Over 17,000 southern elephant seal pups — accounting for 95% of the pups born last year — have died from a highly virulent strain of H5N1, known as bird flu, in a mass death …
Elephant seals give birth to record number of pups in Point Reyes
Jan 20, 2025 · What’s big, bizarre, and booming? The northern elephant seals have made their way to Point Reyes in a banner year.
Elephant seal numbers drop after avian flu outbreak: First report …
Nov 11, 2024 · Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists …
Elephant seal colonies in Argentina face long recovery after ...
Nov 22, 2024 · The rapid elephant seal die-off altered social structures in many colonies, according to a study in Nature Communications, with less-dominant adult males replacing …
Elephant seals are rebounding as they find new ... - The Mercury News
Feb 28, 2024 · Once on the brink of extinction, elephant seals are expanding north into new breeding grounds along the California coast, turning long-empty beaches into a ruckus of …
Elephant seals are returning to Año Nuevo State Park - The Mercury News
Dec 11, 2024 · Every year, up to 10,000 elephant seals — the giant, blubbery pinnipeds that can weigh 5,000 pounds, grow as long as a Toyota Corolla and hold their breath underwater for 2 …