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The highly pathogenic avian flu virus has once again struck a zoo in the United States and claimed yet another wildlife victim. Zoo officials at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts, ...
Seasonal influenza virus infection is linked to 19,000 deaths nationwide, including 86 pediatric cases, according to the Feb.
Operating out of what it calls “an abundance of caution” the Syracuse Zoo has taken most of its birds off-exhibit.
A seal at a Massachusetts zoo died this month after contracting bird flu. Blue, the Buttonwood Park Zoo’s beloved 21-year-old ...
Day-to-day operations require more resources like protective gear, space in the hospital to isolate birds and money to ...
Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.
The Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Blue, a harbor seal that died from the bird flu earlier this month.
The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.