Buttonwood Park Zoo officials have confirmed that Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, died this month due to complications from ...

Operating out of what it calls “an abundance of caution” the Syracuse Zoo has taken most of its birds off-exhibit.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A seal at a Massachusetts zoo died this month after contracting bird flu. Blue, the Buttonwood Park ...

Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford died this month due to complications from avian<a ...

A 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, named Blue, died last week from highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as avian flu or bird flu. Diagnostic testing on Blue showed ...

Blue was placed under veterinary observation on Jan. 31, but his condition had not yet been diagnosed when he died earlier this month.

Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.

Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old ...