One of six geese found dead in and around Heckscher Park in January is likely positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the state Department of Environmental Conservation said on Wednesday. Tests to confirm the preliminary finding are being done at the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Lab, officials said.

The NJ DEP has received over 1,100 calls for dead wild birds. Harsh winter conditions and possible bird flu are suspected

Strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus have been present in Pennsylvania’s wild birds since early 2022.

TODAY, GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO, ALONG WITH LAWMAKERS, ARE PLANNING TO DISCUSS HOW THE STATE PLANS TO HELP FARMERS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE AVIAN FLU. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT MEETING.

A lethal form of bird flu, which has already killed tens of thousands of elephant seals in the Southern Hemisphere, is now spreading in a colony of elephant seals in California, scientists announced on Wednesday.

Dr. Wenjun Ma will use the money to work alongside Dr. Wesley Warren and Dr. John Driver to better understand how a chicken's pulmonary network rewires itself after an HPAI infection.

The latest outbreak brings the total number of cases recorded in Lancaster County to nearly 6.1 million since the start of the year and 7.7 million statewide.

Seven seal pups at California's Ano Nuevo State Park have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, marking the first cases of bird flu in marine mammals in the state and the first detection in northern elephant seals,