Bird flu found in dead seals on UK beach as public urged to stay away from animal corpses

The five seal carcasses were discovered on a beach in Cornwall

Seals on the beach at Horsey Gap in Norfolk (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Wire)

Bird flu has been found in the carcasses of five dead seals on a beach in Cornwall.

The Cornwall Wildlife Trust urged members of the public to stay away from all dead animals which wash up on beaches including seals, dolphins, porpoises, whales and sea birds. There has also been cases of Bird Flu in a dolphin in Devon, the Trust said on its website.

“The general public are advised against approaching and interacting with seals in the UK, even when the animals are in danger or distress,” a statement from the trust said.