Avian influenza is a devastating setback for the Patagonian elephant seal population

Avian influenza is a devastating setback for the Patagonian elephant seal population

It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022. A study published in Marine Mammal Science has projected population trajectories after the 2023 epidemic of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1 virus, which killed almost all newborn pups and an unknown number of adults.

Avian Influenza Is a Devastating Setback for the Patagonian Elephant Seal Population

It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022.

Avian Influenza Major Setback for the Patagonian Seal Population

It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022. A… Read More: The post Avian Influenza Major Setback for the Patagonian Seal Population | UC Davis appeared first on Bible Prophecy In The Daily Headlines.