DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Avian flu has been confirmed in several wild bird flocks in central Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. KCCI reports that Maffitt Reservoir near Des ...

Bird flu has returned with the fall migration, hitting a northwest Iowa turkey flock and forcing the destruction of about 42,000 birds, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The highly ...

A spike in wild bird flu cases across Iowa has researchers watching migration patterns, testing carcasses, and swabbing beaks daily at the State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Ames. Since 2022, ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have detected a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in ...

CRESTON, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that Canada geese at two southern Iowa lakes tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.

MOLINE, Ill. — Wildlife agencies in both Illinois and Iowa are asking residents to report wild turkey sightings this summer as part of an ongoing effort to monitor population health and reproductive ...

The goldfinch’s selection reflected everyday experience rather than grand scenery or rare wildlife. Iowans saw these birds feeding on thistles and sunflower heads long before anyone debated symbols at ...

Six bird flu cases have already been confirmed in Iowa this year and an expert at the USDA says warmer weather will ramp up the spring migration of wild birds — and more incidents where entire flocks ...

Bird flu has struck a commercial turkey operation with 18,000 birds in north central Iowa’s Hamilton County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture says. The outbreak reported Tuesday, Dec. 2, is the ...

Bird flu has reemerged in Iowa, leading to the destruction of a 42,000-bird turkey flock. The current outbreak, ongoing since 2022, has affected nearly 179 million birds nationally and has also spread ...