Virginia officials urge backyard bird owners to strengthen biosecurity as wild waterfowl migration resumes this fall, amid concerns over Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The Virginia ...

A commercial poultry flock in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore has tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza, more commonly referred to as the bird flu or HPAI. The Virginia Department of ...

A red fox tested positive for avian influenza in Virginia and is the first known case in a mammal in the state. The fox had neurologic symptoms consistent with rabies. The fox was euthanized; rabies ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – You may be seeing fewer birds at your feeders lately as the wild bird population is declining in North America, according to Virginia Tech researchers. Virginia Tech Associate ...

NORFOLK, Va. — State veterinarians with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources say sick or dead birds in the area are likely caused by a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dr. John ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is asking for the public's help after receiving reports of dead black vultures across the state. According to a news release from DWR, ...

A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was discovered in a backyard flock in Jackson County, according to the ...

EASTERN SHORE, Va. — Concerns about avian influenza are ramping up on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) says it is receiving increasing reports of sick or ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Cases of avian flu have been on the rise in the United States for the last year. In recent months, at least 36 million egg-laying chickens have died across the country.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Avian influenza, or bird flu, is rising, and Virginia has found about 200 reported cases, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR). On Friday, May 23, ...