Health Day Report: Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies

Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies

By Ernie Mundell

chickens and roosterTUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America’s elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds.

“It is likely that more than half of the reproductive population died due to the virus. It will take decades before the numbers are back to the 2022 population size,” said Valeria Falabella, director of coastal and marine conservation at Argentina’s Wildlife Conservation Society.

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