Experts say to take caution around wild birds. At MDC, Hudman said there are a range of precautions the public can take to mitigate the risk of contracting or spreading bird flu - especially for those ...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture suspended all poultry and waterfowl ... 751-3377. They also recommended preventing ...

The bird flu has been detected in Missouri waterfowl, raptors, seabirds and shore birds — so far, it hasn’t been detected in songbirds.

Missouri’s falconry hunting season opened February 11 for ducks, ... Conservation experts say waterfowl can carry avian flu, and it's important to take proper precautions around wild birds.

Snow geese take off from a field in Ruthsburg, Md., on Jan. 25, 2023. The current strain of bird flu has been detected in wild birds and poultry, as well as mammals like cows.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is closely following several reports of sick and dead birds across the state, particularly waterfowl, over the last several weeks.

Please email [email protected] to report sick or dead WILD birds. Contact your veterinarian and the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health division at (573) 751-3377 if you ...

News that a person in Missouri contracted H5 bird flu despite having no known contact with infected animals or birds — in other words, no evident route of infection — raises pressing questions ...

H5N1 affects mostly wild birds and waterfowl, like ducks and geese, but it has also spread to other animals. Since 2022, ... Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Hunters registered 50,071 turkeys in the 2025 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season, about equal to the previous year and ...