Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County will once again allow the public access to viewing elephant seals on Saturday after about six weeks of restricting access amid an outbreak of avian flu that killed over a dozen seals.
The disease, HPAI H5N1, was detected in late February by field researchers with the University of California, Santa Cruz and University of California, Davis, and public access to the popular viewing spots at the state park were closed.
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