US EditionBird flu kills half of South Atlantic's breeding elephant seals, sparking fears for future of species
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An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza detected in September 2023 on the sub-anthartic island of South Georgia caused an unprecedented decline in the world's largest population of marine elephants in the south. British Antarctic Survey scientists documented a 47% decrease in the number of female breeders, after monitoring three major colonies using drones. Figures emerged from a study published on November 13 in the journal Communications Biology.I…
The population of female sea elephants in Argentina has fallen by 47 percent.
The bird flu virus is not only dangerous for wild birds and poultry, but also for mammals. Researchers now describe how the disease in the South Atlantic makes sea elephants create.
Many female sea elephants have fallen victim to the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus in southern Georgia. Scientists fear that this could endanger the stability of the entire population.
An unprecedented devastation is befalling the elephant seal population of South Georgia: avian influenza has wiped out half of the population, with dramatic ecological consequences.
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