PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two cougars in Washington have died after contracting the state’s first reported cases of bird flu among its species, according to the Washington Department of Fish ...

The first Washington State case of avian influenza, or bird flu, for 2025 has been confirmed in Franklin County. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) says a commercial farm there ...

Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks. The Wild Felid ...

The first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial bird flock this year in Washington state has been confirmed near Tri-Cities. The Washington State Department of Agriculture ...

A Washington state wildlife sanctuary is mourning the deaths of 20 wild cats amid a bird flu outbreak as the virus infects poultry farms, dairy cattle and some people across the nation. The Wild Felid ...

As of Nov. 6, there were 11 confirmed cases and three probable cases of bird flu among humans in Washington due to poultry exposure, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Twenty big cats have died after contracting bird flu at a Washington State animal sanctuary. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington in the city of Shelton announced the deaths on December 20.