Wildlife, agriculture officials increasing vigilance as bird flu ...
1 day ago · More snow geese suspected to be infected with highly contagious bird flu have been found dead in the Lehigh Valley, where Pennsylvania wildlife officials announced the likely presence of the virus among the migratory waterfowl at the beginning of January. ... “The good news is we are seeing folks all in on adopting those biosecurity measures ...
Officials euthanize hundreds of snow geese at two LV quarries
6 days ago · News. Alerts & Free Apps; Lehigh Valley ... In addition to snow geese, the Game Commission has had some Canada geese preliminarily test positive for bird flu, and Lau has heard of red-tailed hawks ...
Bird flu wipes out 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania as expert fears ...
Jan 6, 2025 · Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts are concerned the death toll could climb even higher.
Pa. Game Commission 'depopulates' snow geese with avian …
Jan 17, 2025 · “It indicates much higher mortality has occurred since we announced the mortality events in the Jan. 2 news release,” At that time the agency reported about 200 dead geese between those two sites.
City Reports Goose as First Suspected Case of Avian Influenza in ...
2 days ago · Avian influenza has been in the local news recently, including snow geese deaths at two locations in the Lehigh Valley and 2 poultry farms in Delaware. Nationally, nearly 1,000 dairy herds have tested positive for this flu. More than 60 people across the country have now tested positive for H5N1, and one person has died.
A West Philadelphia snow goose had the city's first suspected …
1 day ago · A snow goose in West Philadelphia’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious avian flu spreading among birds and cattle across the country, ... officials said in a news release, and preliminary testing from state agriculture officials indicated the bird had avian flu. Advertisement.
Sick goose is 1st case of bird flu in Philly amid national outbreak
2 days ago · City health officials urged any Carroll Park resident "who may have had direct contact with a sick snow goose" on or around Jan. 11 to call city disease control at 215-685-6741. Centers for ...
Game wardens went to shoot geese near Nazareth in bird flu fight …
UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Game Commission says its depopulation effort to stem the spread of bird flu in migratory fowl at a Nazareth area quarry will result in the disposal of about 5,000 snow geese.
'Birds falling from the sky': Nonprofit confirms at least 35 snow geese ...
Jan 2, 2025 · A wildlife nonprofit in the Poconos has confirmed dozens of snow geese in various parts of the Lehigh Valley have tested positive for H5N1, which is also known as the bird flu.
Bird flu suspected in deaths of about 200 snow geese in Lehigh
Jan 2, 2025 · A wildlife nonprofit in the Poconos has confirmed dozens of snow geese in various parts of the Lehigh Valley have tested positive for the bird flu.
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