Boise State Public Radio News | ByMadelyn Beck

Published May 15, 2022 at 10:10 AM PDT

https://www.kunr.org/energy-and-environment/2022-05-15/the-bird-flu-is-killing-more-wild-species-like-geese-ducks-hawks-and-eagles

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The mortality rate in highly pathogenic avian influenza is nearly 100% for domestic poultry, but it’s killing wild birds now, too. Idaho recently identified its first such case in agreat-horned owl.

Colorado assistant state veterinarian Morgan McCarty said it’s mainly affecting waterfowl, like ducks and geese.

“But we’re also seeing it in owls and eagles and vultures and hawks and crows across the United States where we have never seen the levels of virus in the wild birds that we’re seeing this year.”

In Colorado alone, the state hasrecordedseveral infected wild birds, including a bald eagle, a few Canada geese, two snow geese, Ross’s geese, two turkey vultures, a few mallard ducks and a green-winged teal duck.

Wild birds have long been…