A wildlife shelter in NEPA has been assisting in stopping the spread, but the Pennsylvania Game Commission has stepped in to regulate their efforts or they’ll fine them. The Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center received a letter today from the Pennsylvania Game Commission claiming the facility has been committing a

The Pa. Game Commission is monitoring a growing outbreak of avian influenza in eastern Pennsylvania. Here's what happened.

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is continuing to investigate Avian influenza in Southeastern Pennsylvania after nearly 200 birds were found dead in the greater Allentown area last week. On Dec. 30, 2024, around 200 snow geese were found dead in ...

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with officials from the Pennsylvania Game Commission about the spread to two Canada geese.

Snow geese have been turning up dead at two spots in the Lehigh Valley, considered the epicenter of the continuing threat of bird flu.

Avian influenza is suspected in the death of about 200 snow geese found last week in the greater Allentown area, according to information from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Dead birds were recovered from two sites,

The number (of impacted birds) is large because snow geese congregate in large numbers, and HPAI is so contagious."

About 200 snow geese were found dead last week in the Allentown area — likely because of the bird flu. The dead birds were found in both Nazareth Township in Northampton County and Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County,

Avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in wild birds in Packer Township earlier this month. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the two reports came from the same Carbon County

The recent deaths of about 200 snow geese in the Lehigh Valley have raised concerns about the harm avian influenza could cause to wild and domestic birds throughout the region. As wildlife and

“Because of our aggressive approach to testing and quarantine plans, we successfully reduced the threat of avian flu and ... Last week, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said preliminary testing ...

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is continuing to investigate Avian influenza in Southeastern Pennsylvania after nearly 200 birds were found dead in the greater Allentown area last week.