2 w. ago Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the speciesBird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species.The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago World’s loneliest elephant died of rare disease after decade of isolation in zoo following death of only friend

AN AUTOPSY report has revealed the cause of death of the world's loneliest elephant - who lived in isolation for over two decades at an Indian zoo. The 29-year-old elephant, named Shankar, is said to have died in September from the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). EMCV is a rare rodent-borne virus that can infect a range...

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3 w. ago 'World's loneliest elephant' dies in isolation after battling fatal virus

A 29-year-old male African elephant known as the 'world's loneliest elephant' has died of a rodent-borne virus after spending much of his life in isolation in a zoo in Delhi, India, with campaigners fighting for his relocation to a wildlife sanctuary

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3 w. ago India’s loneliest elephant died of rare virus after decades of isolation in zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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3 w. ago African elephant dies of rare virus after years in isolation in Indian zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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3 w. ago Covid jabs trigger FEWER heart problems in children than the virus itself, experts find

Experts have long sounded the alarm over myocarditis, an extremely rare complication of the vaccine that causes inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis.

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