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An illustration of Stephanie Brinez, VG21

A Mission to Save the Florida Bonneted Bat from Extinction

Stephanie Brinez, VG21, and her colleagues form the Miami Bat Lab, which works to conserve urban bat populations

Bird Flu Associated with Hundreds of Seal Deaths in New England in 2022, Tufts Researchers Find

A new study from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is the first to connect highly pathogenic avian influenza to a large scale mortality event in wild mammals

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Cute marine animal with funny face and big black eyes.

Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals

Scientist Wendy Puryear and Postdoctoral researcher Kaitlin Sawatzki are quoted in this NY Times article about their recently published avian influenza research. (subscription required to view)