Animals have shown symptoms that are consistent with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), and the outbreak affects particularly the southern elephant seal species (Mirounga leonine).

The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is the larger of the two species of elephant seal, and is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia, a group of carnivorous marine mammals that ...

An epidemic of avian flu in Patagonia appears to be on the decline after decimating southern elephant seal populations for the last year and half, with researchers finding no new cases in recent ...