Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...
Avian H5N1 took a big leap about four years ago. Previously the virus, first detected in the mid-1990s, would tear through domesticated poultry, killing off flocks in days. It occasionally jumped to ...
NECESSARY. USDA’S ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE SPECIALIZES IN ELIMINATING AND REMOVING SICK OR DEAD WILD BIRDS. THEIR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL. JOSH ...