The State DEC has launched an online platform for reporting dead birds, as part of its effort to monitor the spread of avian influenza in New York State.People are cautioned to avoid contact ...

Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of ...

Governor Kathy Hochul is asking farms across the state to do their part to help prevent the spread of bird flu, also known as avian influenza, after the virus was found in several counties around the ...

An online platform is now available for the public to report suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in wild birds.

"I encourage New Yorkers to use this web-based tool to provide DEC with real-time information about locations of suspected ...

At least 50 snow geese have been found dead on an Upstate New York lake, according to health officials.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking the public to report suspected cases of avian flu as a way to ...

New York on alert as H5N1 avian flu cases confirmed in NYC and the Hudson Valley. DEC taking swift action to contain the ...

Governor Hochul is asking those who come into contact with birds to do their part to stem the spread of avian influenza, ...

Health officials in Ontario and Yates counties say there is no cause for immediate alarm; infections in the Finger Lakes bird ...

New details are emerging around Teresa Youngblut, the 21-year-old who is charged in connection with a fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Also, police are searching for a missing child ...

New Yorkers can help state officials track the path of Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) by reporting sightings of sick or dead wild birds to an online platform just launched by the Department ...