The Department of Natural Resources confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was found in a merganser recovered in early February along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Milwaukee County ...

Massachusetts lawmakers want to restrict a type of rat poison that is particularly dangerous to birds, pets and wildlife.

Those red flags include any outbreaks of bird flu ... from people being exposed to infected animals. Typically, wild birds spread the virus to domestic animals, including poultry and dairy cattle.