The worst affected are marine mammals. More than 20,000 sea lions and a handful of dolphins have died in Chile and Peru due to the infection. There have been reports of deaths of seals on the east and west coasts of the US.
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, RSPB has reported that a powerful bird the Great Skuas also known as the pirate of the seas for stealing other birds food, has declined dramatically because of avian flu.
A Dovekie in Ocracoke Island's Silver Lake harbor on Jan. 4, 2024. Photo by Peter Vankevich By Peter Vankevich The cold open waters off Newfoundland may not seem like an ideal location to spend the winter. But it is for some, especially the Dovekie (Alle alle), a small seabird known as the Little Auk in…