Bird flu devastates elephant seal populations
TL;DR
The bird flu H5N1 has caused the largest recorded mortality event among southern elephant seals in Argentina, decimating nearly 97% of pups and leading to a 60% population decline, with potential long-term ecological consequences and a slow recovery estimated to take at least 70 years.
Topics:healthenvironment#argentina#bird-flu#ecosystem-impact#elephant-seals#environment#population-decline
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