Bird flu outbreak in California state park spreads along Central Coast

An avian flu outbreak at California's Año Nuevo State Park is spreading across the Central Coast, infecting elephant seals, a ...

A bird flu outbreak in a CA state park is spreading to other animals

An avian flu outbreak, which killed several elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Park last month, has spread to two ...
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Bird flu detected in California elephant seals for the first time

Elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz announced Wednesday. The outbreak marks the first ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

CDPH Urges Public to Avoid Sick or Dead Marine Mammals and Birds Along California Coast

H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo ...
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First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide

This article originally appeared in Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Last week, a day ...
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 ...