Contaminants, including PCBs, OCPs, and PFAS, were found in all samples of five commonly hunted waterfowl species in the northeast Atlantic Flyway, posing potential health risks to both the birds ...

Sawbills or Common Mergansers are America’s largest mergansers, a type of diving duck. The sawbill nickname comes from the jagged edge of their long, thin bill. These serrations help them hold ...

Avian influenza, commonly called the bird flu, is infecting waterfowl in the Tippecanoe County area, according to the Indiana DNR.

Officials said most of the waterfowl that were impacted are snow geese and Canada geese, though deaths were also reported in mute swans, tundra swans, mallards, American white pelicans ...

Most waterfowl species affected are snow geese and Canada geese, but Indiana DNR has also noted deaths in mute swans, tundra swans, mallards, American white pelicans, common goldeneyes and double ...

A dead waterfowl found at a park in Buncombe County has tested positive for bird flu. According to county officials, staff at Lake Julian Park have identified a total of eight dead waterfowl, though ...

Most of the infected waterfowl are snow geese and Canada geese, but the DNR said it has also detected it in mute swans, tundra swans, mallards, American white pelicans, common goldeneyes and ...

A dead waterfowl at Lake Julian Park has tested positive for Avian Influenza H5N1 ... according to the county. "It's not common for the virus to transmit from animals to humans, but it is possible,” ...

Waterfowl hunters should be advised that Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza (HPAI), often called “bird flu,” has been detected in wild birds and poultry farms in Maryland. It is likely that the HPAI ...