The Department of Natural Resources confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was found in a merganser ...

The warmer weather and melting ice along Lake Michigan, which has opened up new areas of water, likely contributed to the large number washing up on shore, the state agency said. The majority of ...

A wild duck found in January along the Lake Michigan shore in Milwaukee County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, according to a Friday announcement by the ...

Wisconsin wildlife officials have identified the highly contagious avian influenza virus in wild ducks along Lake Michigan.

A massive group of dead waterfowl that washed up along the southern shores of Lake Michigan near Chicago and its northern suburbs is believed to be linked to the ongoing bird flu outbreak, wildlife ...

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern suburbs. Officials suspect that highly contagious ...

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Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. Over the weekend, ...