Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

Phys.org Thursday 18 June 2026, 08:40 UTC 1 min read

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A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said Thursday.

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