San Diego Union-Tribune

Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.

These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like tigers are enjoying a higher grade of beef at mealtime at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park. Zoo officials ...
Times of San Diego

Volunteers Clean Up Mariners Point for Endangered Bird Nesting Season

Volunteers with San Diego Bird Alliance and San Diego Gas & Electric clean up Mariners Point to prepare for the arrival of an endangered California bird species on Saturday, March 15, 2025 in San ...

First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.
Voice of San Diego

Environment Report: A Conversation with San Diego’s ‘Bird Wizard’

Philip Unitt, Curator of Birds and Mammals at the San Diego Natural History Museum, shows parrot specimens in the museum's collection, San Diego, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. / Zoë Meyers for Voice of San ...