The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious among ...

The start of registration for Georgia’s Youth Birding Competition points to the soon-coming fun and excitement of this popular birdathon, now in its 20th year.

Birds Georgia will celebrate its 100th anniversary of bird conservation efforts in 2026 with a yearlong series of events and programs throughout the state. Among the plans the organization announced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Decatur has become the first community in Georgia to be certified as a Bird City, achieving the prestigious High Flyer ...

The wood stork, which live and breeds in parts of southeast Georgia as well as other southeastern states, was first listed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is just around the corner in Georgia, and state officials are urging residents to apply spring cleaning not just to their ...

Less than a week after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial chicken facility for the first time, a second and even larger flock nearby has tested positive for the ...

SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — About 18,000 chickens were destroyed at a northwest Georgia poultry farm after tests confirmed avian influenza in the flock, the first time the disease has been detected in ...

The new case of the virus, the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, is likely to cause more headaches for Georgia poultry producers. Another Georgia commercial poultry flock has tested ...

Georgia officials have confirmed the state's first case of bird flu, halting all in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales until further notice. A poultry producer in Elbert County ...

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Spring is just around the corner in Georgia and state officials are urging residents to apply spring cleaning not just to ...