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Bird flu outbreak in California state park spreads along Central Coast
An avian flu outbreak centered at California’s Año Nuevo State Park is spreading, with new cases detected in elephant seals, a southern sea otter and a sea lion — a spread that has implications for ...
Mysterious purple seal has beach enclave going wild — experts reveal what happened
Beachgoers at California’s Año Nuevo State Park were doing double takes after they spotted what looked like a giant elephant ...
Look: California elephant seal's unusual purple coloration caused by algae
Experts at a California state park said a seal spotted with a mysterious purple hue got its unusual coloration from algae.
NBC Bay Area
Año Nuevo elephant seal viewing to resume after avian flu cases wane
Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County will once again allow the public access to viewing elephant seals on Saturday after about six weeks of restricting access amid an outbreak of avian flu that ...
University of California
First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Northern Elephant Seals confirmed in California
Seven weaned elephant seal pups in California’s Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary ...
Seattle Times
Deadly bird flu found in California elephant seals for the first time
The H5N1 bird flu virus that devastated South American elephant seal populations has been confirmed in seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, researchers from the University of California, Davis ...