Life at SLO County elephant seal beach goes on despite threat of bird flu
The local pups, unaware of the spread of the highly pathogenic virus among their northern California cousins, are learning to ...
Times of San Diego
First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide
An elephant seal bellows at Año Nuevo State Park in Pescadero, California, on Feb. 8, 2026. (Photo by Annie Barker/Stocktonia/CatchLight Local/Report for America ...
KTAR News
Bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals prompts officials to cancel popular tours
Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several more are showing signs of the illness. The outbreak has prompted park ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park
PESCADERO — 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 seals ...
A bird flu outbreak in a CA state park is spreading to other animals
Scientists estimate more than 60 marine mammals may have been infected by the virus.