Avian flu concerns: Should you stop feeding wild birds?
FALMOUTH, Maine — Many Mainers love their feathered friends, often welcoming wild birds to their backyards with birdseed and bird baths. But with avian flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), cases on the rise, some are wondering if feeding birds is safe.
DNR says avian flu kills wild birds as well as poultry
Scientists suspect the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed ducks, geese, swans, owls and eagles. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources suspects the highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed more than 300 wild birds in five counties since Jan. 1, 2025.
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Egg prices rise as number of Ohio birds succumb to avian flu epidemic; what to knowAvian influenza is in the same virus family as seasonal flu. Poultry has proven to be very sensitive to the virus, which ...
The Highly Pathogenic avian influenza virus is a highly contagious disease that spreads among birds and other animals.
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Buttonwood Park Zoo confirms popular seal Blue died from the avian fluButtonwood Park Zoo officials have confirmed that Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, died this month due to complications from ...
It’s just a matter of time,” said Regina Massaro, the founder of Spay Neuter Intervention Project NYC, to The Post.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in four rats submitted for ...
Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, among ...
Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old ...
As the popularity of keeping backyard and urban chicken flocks grows, health and agriculture experts warn that bird flu can ...
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