A multiagency team of wildlife experts confirmed this week that several elephant seals belonging to the famed colony at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County have tested positive for bird flu. 

The outbreak of HPAI H5N1 was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory on Tuesday.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.