The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced an update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resurgence in wild birds. As hundreds of thousands of waterfowl continue to migrate through the Commonwealth,
Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.'s Game Commission veterinarian says.
Shocking images show a dumpster filled with thousands of dead snow geese, as the Pennsylvania Game Commission races to contain a devastating avian influenza (AI) outbreak across southeastern Pennsylvania.
Thousands of snow geese migrating across Pennsylvania have authorities working overtime to mitigate the recent outbreak of bird flu and ensure public safety. The state Game Commission on Jan. 2 announced the death of hundreds of birds recovered from Northampton and Lehigh counties.
The organized shooting was in response to 200 dead, and countless more dying, geese initially discovered at the quarries.
Officials said the positive samples were found in a 50,000-bird layer chicken flock on a commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County.
The board gave preliminary approval to updates for the 2025-26 hunting seasons and discussed several proposals.
Worries about the bird flu have prompted ZooAmerica in Hershey to make some changes. It's temporarily relocating its bird population to avoid contact with wild birds that may be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
A resurgence of the avian bird flu recently killed an estimated 5,000 snow geese in Northampton County in eastern. The highly pathogenic avian influenza is impacting more
Snow geese have been turning up dead at two spots in the Lehigh Valley, considered the epicenter of the continuing threat of bird flu.
Geese that were found dead near Quarry Pond in Gettysburg have since tested positive for avian influenza, according to officials.
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, has resurged across Pennsylvania in recent weeks, causing significant bird mortality — particularly in wild geese. First detected in Pennsylvania