Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...
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New H5N1 case reported in Pacific Northwest. Here’s how to protect yourself from bird flu
The five pigs and 70 birds on the backyard farming property were euthanized to prevent further spread after the virus was detected on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The first case of bird flu being found in a ...
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Runners ready to register for 'world-class route' of Oak Bay Half
Registration fees for early birds – which ends Dec. 28 – are $90 for the half, $60 for the 10k, $160 for the relay and $25 ...
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First-ever US pig tests positive for bird flu in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Amidst a rise in bird flu cases in the Pacific Northwest, including the first-ever human cases of ...
New H5N1 case reported in Pacific Northwest. Here’s how to protect yourself from bird flu
Last week eastern Washington farm workers tested positive for bird flu after being in close contact with sick poultry. A pig ...
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Biden administration gives support to controversial land trade in Alaska wildlife refuge
The refuge supports nearly the world’s entire population of Pacific brant. The debate over the land trade ... a community ...
This Remote Hawaiian Island Had Vanished. Here’s Why Its Comeback Is Crucial
SEE: Before and after images/video of this Pacific island, destroyed and restored to be a breeding ground for sea turtles and ...
Bob Sallinger of Willamette Riverkeeper, Bird Conservation Oregon dies at 57
PORTLAND, Ore. — Bob Sallinger, the executive director of two key Oregon wildlife conversation nonprofits who championed ...
Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals
An epidemiological study found that 56 percent of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. Researchers ...
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Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals
Because the birds were feasting on young ... but so far that same spread has not yet occurred in the Pacific Northwest. The consequences for the terns in the region, however, has been more ...
Deadly H5N1 Outbreak Triggers Unprecedented Caspian Tern Die-Off in Washington and Spreads To Harbor Seals
A 2023 avian flu outbreak decimated a Caspian tern colony on Rat Island and spread to harbor seals, posing a new threat to local wildlife. A 2023 epidemiological study revealed that 56% of a large ...