Bird flu devastates elephant seal populations
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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.
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