{"id":2307,"date":"2025-01-14T14:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:58:21","slug":"bird-flu-decimating-elephant-seal-colonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/2025\/01\/14\/bird-flu-decimating-elephant-seal-colonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Day Report: Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"arr--story--headline-h1 story-headline-m_headline__x10-O story-headline-m_dark__1_kPz\" data-testid=\"story-headline\">Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies<\/h3>\n<p><em>By Ernie Mundell<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1108\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"chickens and rooster\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-634x422.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-846x563.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster-951x632.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/chickens-rooster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America&#8217;s elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is likely that more than half of the reproductive population died due to the virus. 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