The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it's ...

A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists estimate.

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...

In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...

Scientists are using samples from subsistence-harvested bearded seals to establish kin relationships (parent-offspring, ...

The bird flu outbreak killed over 17,000 elephant seals, including almost 97% of the pups, and left a scar on this vulnerable population.

COURTESY THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER An underweight RS52 rests on a West Maui beach. The young male lost weight at a concerning rate, prompting medical intervention in October 2024. 1 /2 COURTESY THE ...

Rocky the seal had to be rescued by divers after being found exhausted and unwell at a harbour in Jersey in October. The pup ...

The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long ...

Caspian seals are the only marine mammals in the Caspian Sea and do not live anywhere else. Once numbering over 1 million in ...