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23 de ene. de 2024 · Almost 96 percent of Southern elephant seal pups across Argentina born in 2023 have met a tragic end as a highly contagious strain of avian influenza continues to wreak havoc on wildlife. The scale of mortality sparks concerns that the H5N1 strain is now capable of mammal-to-mammal infection.
22 de ene. de 2024 · Dead elephant seals line a beach in Argentina in fall 2023. Avian influenza has caused the catastrophic die-off of thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, raising concerns for wildlife and human cross-species transmission. (Ralph Vanstreels, UC Davis)
22 de ene. de 2024 · By Jacklin Kwan. published 22 January 2024. Over 17,000 southern elephant seal pups were found dead on Argentina's Valdés Peninsula in a horrific mass die off attributed to the deadly H5N1...
31 de ene. de 2024 · In Argentina, scientists scramble to study seal colonies hit hard by avian flu. by Maxwell Radwin on 31 January 2024. A powerful strain of the avian flu has swept through seal colonies in southern Argentina, wiping out many juvenile populations and raising concern about a spread to other species.
28 de abr. de 2023 · The Southern Elephant Seals can be best seen in Peninsula Valdes, Argentina from August to March. The peak season covers more than 20,000 elephant seals that come to the Peninsula for birthing, molting, and mating.
22 de ene. de 2024 · The first reported outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in elephant seals has been identified by researchers in Argentina. The outbreak caused extreme mortality, with a 70% mortality rate in pups born in the 2023 breeding season, according to research co-led by the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center at the School ...
The southern elephant seal is the largest seal, with males weighing around 3.5 tons and measuring up to 5.5 meters, whereas females are smaller, at 900 kg and less than 3 meters long. Elephant seals breed primarily on sub-Antarctic islands and in Peninsula Valdes and adjacent coastal sectors, which is the only continental breeding area outside ...
