Bird Flu Proves Fatal to Area’s Snow Geese

Bird flu wipes out 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania as expert fears ‘something worse is on the way’
Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts are concerned the death toll could climb even higher as cases continue to skyrocket.
Tom Tatum Outdoors: Bird flu proves fatal to area’s snow geese
Just as the Delaware Valley finds itself blanketed with one of the most significant snowfalls in over a year, another kind of snow is also making headlines – the snow goose that is. That’s because
200 Pa. snow geese die from highly lethal bird flu
Two hundred snow geese discovered dead Monday in the Allentown area are believed to have perished from a virulent strain of bird flu, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The birds were found in Lower Nazareth Township in Northampton County and Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County.
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Avian Flu suspected in Pa. Snow Geese deaths
About 200 snow geese were found Monday in the greater Allentown area. Preliminary in-state testing indicated the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza
Testing shows bird flu in Lehigh Valley snow geese, a species migrating by the thousands
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is suspected to have killed about 200 snow geese in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Bird flu kills 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania
About 200 snow geese were found dead last week in the Allentown area — likely because of the bird flu. The dead birds were found in both Nazareth Township in Northampton County and Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County,
Bird flu suspected in deaths of 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley
Preliminary testing found the presence of bird flu but the results need to be confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Bird flu linked to deaths of 200 snow geese in Lehigh Valley, Pa. Game commission says
The Pennsylvania Game Commission believes bird flu caused the deaths of 200 snow geese in the Lehigh Valley recently.
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200 dead snow geese signals return of avian influenza in Pennsylvania
The number (of impacted birds) is large because snow geese congregate in large numbers, and HPAI is so contagious." ...
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