The count is part of an initiative put on by the National Audubon Society. It’s the longest-running community science project in the world.
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Bird News
Bird flu suspected in deaths of 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley – 6ABC
The birds were found at two different locations: Lower Nazareth Township, in Northhampton County, and Upper Macungie Township, in Lehigh County.
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Bird flu suspected in deaths of 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley – YouTube
Preliminary testing found the presence of bird flu but the results need to be confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Claims raise questions about raw pet food as avian influenza source | PetfoodIndustry
Cats that are allowed outdoors have the potential to encounter wild birds infected with HPAI and contract the virus after eating or interacting with …
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Bird flu detected on Kent County farm | Cape Gazette
… wildlife or are not under cover, protecting them from infected wild bird droppings. Snow geese are very mobile, flying as far as into Maryland or …
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Deadly bird flu infects 6th farm in Michigan’s top county for turkey production – MLive.com
Two more farms have detected bird flu after it already impacted nearly 250000 birds in Ottawa County.
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County health officials caution against raw milk – The Alpine Sun
… pets because of the heightened risk for H5N1, or bird flu. Because raw … The health warning extends to pet products containing raw milk.
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H5 Avian Influenza Presumptive Positive Test at Kent County Farm – WGMD
Last week over 850 wild birds were reported dead through the DNREC … Considering this new case and the prevalence of the virus in the wild bird …
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US to award $306 mln for bird flu monitoring and preparedness – Reuters
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu monitoring, …
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From poultry to people: Bird flu a rising threat in U.S., including Montana | News
However, Emma Loveday, an associate professor of microbiology and cell biology at Montana State University, cautioned that, given the rapidly evolving …
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