First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

Bird flu detected in California elephant seals for the first time

Elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz announced Wednesday. The outbreak marks the ...

‘Huge moment': Northern California's first condor egg in 100 years reported in redwood tree

The likely discovery of a condor egg on California's north coast gives new hope for the recovery of the endangered bird.
The Santa Barbara Independent

CDPH Urges Public to Avoid Sick or Dead Marine Mammals and Birds Along California Coast

H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County.

Warning issued for California beaches as bird flu infects elephant seals for first time

The California Department of Public Health is advising the public to avoid contact with sick or dead wildlife along the California Coast after northern elephant seal pups recently tested positive for ...

First cases of deadly avian flu detected among California elephant seals

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN

Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park

PESCADERO — Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park. There, thousands of elephant seals ...
JD Supra

California Reenacts State Law Protections for Migratory Birds

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 454 into law, reenacting the California Migratory Bird Protection Act as codified in Section 3513 of the Fish and Game Code, on October 6, 2025. This ...