March 23 – 27 is Seal and Sea Lion Week at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Those who know Astoria know the sound of a sea lion’s bark. Even […] ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

A Birds-Eye View of the Impacts of H5N1 on Pinniped Conservation March 22, 2026 - By Kat Kerlin - When the H5N1 highly ...

A fast-moving bird flu outbreak is devastating marine mammals, with massive losses reported across South America’s coasts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial image of the elephant seal colony at St. Andrew's Bay, one of the largest populations of southern elephant seals on ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is estimated to have killed at least about 52,000 seals and sea lions across South America, based on published scientific tallies of the 2023 outbreak and its ...

I couldn’t agree more with those who say the seals and sea lions are the primary problem we La Jollans face. Our best beaches are being taken over by them. Most outrageous was the decision to ignore ...

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the ...

Wildlife authorities confirmed Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Ano ...

For the last year and a half, Americans have watched and worried as H5N1 bird flu racked dairy herds and killed hundreds of millions of commercially raised chickens, turkeys and ducks. But far less ...