Researchers spotted the outbreak early thanks to intensified monitoring efforts. Scientists from the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Cruz patrolled beaches daily during the breeding ...

(CNN) — Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands.

An image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 contest. Matty Smith, from Australia, took the photo in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands.

From dramatic aquatic encounters to deep caves to fish and amphibians closely guarding their eggs, there’s an entire world below the surface that few of us ever really get to see. That’s where images ...

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Valentina Saldaña is your comunity reporter covering the north coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, and San Simeon. For the first time, avian flu has been ...

The avian flu has been identified for the first time in northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park in California, researchers said. Dead elephant seal pups were observed on Feb. 19 and 20. Live ...

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.

Scientists have confirmed that seven weaned northern elephant seal pups at the park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as H5N1. The confirmation, provided by the U.S.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An elephant seal pup, right, rests next to female ...