Apparently bird flu wasn't just for the birds. Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey say one species on a remote ...

Scientists recorded a 47 percent drop in breeding females in South Georgia’s three largest elephant seal colonies after bird ...

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...

The British Antarctic Survey estimates that more than 50,000 individuals are missing from the beaches following the virus’s ...

Since highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) spread to the island of South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic in 2023, its ...

Scientists have seen a significant drop in breeding female elephant seals following an avian influenza outbreak on the ...

Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm bells ...

The largest population of elephant seals in the world suffered massive mortality in 2023 from H5N1 bird flu infection. Animal experts fear for California's elephant seals.

Scientists are alarmed as southern elephant seals face sharp population declines, possibly due to disease and changing oceans ...

In a further red flag for penguin populations in Antarctica, a new report reveals that hundreds of elephants seals have been found dead. While on the surface the two trends may seem unrelated, the ...