Experts are closely monitoring the marine animals, flagging mortalities and advising beach visitors to take extra precautions ...

Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a ...

Veterinary experts are urging owners of commercial and backyard flocks to take steps to protect their birds as the nation ...

Updates on issues of interest to the agricultural community and the public.

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little ...

Patrick Robinson, a biologist and director of the UC Santa Cruz Año Nuevo Natural Reserve, said that about 47 elephant seals ...

Veterinary experts are urging owners of commercial and backyard flocks to take steps to protect their birds as the nation sees an increase in bird flu outbreaks during spring migration. The vast ...

PESCADERO, Calif. (KRON) — More than two dozen elephant seals have tested positive for avian influenza since the outbreak at Año Nuevo State Park on the San Mateo County coast began in February, ...

While it may seem as though wild bird migration has just ended, spring migration will be starting soon. As wild bird movement ...

The cluster of infections appears confined to an area of San Mateo County, and no cases have been detected at Point Reyes National Seashore.

People are encouraged to avoid sick or dead animals on beaches.