Buttonwood Park Zoo takes precautions

Avian flu is being blamed for the sudden death of a beloved seal at a Massachusetts zoo last week. Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, was a resident of the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford.
Buttonwood Park Zoo's male Atlantic harbor seal Blue died Wednesday after a sudden illness. The seal was 21 years old. Atlantic harbor seals live about 25 years on average. Blue was the sole ...
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford died this month due to complications from avian flu, or bird flu. Bird flu can cross over from ...