On Wednesday of last week, I left Prescott around 4 a.m. and began making my way towards Willcox to attend the Wings Over Willcox birding and nature festival. My early ...

A global outbreak of avian flu is reaching Arizona, though officials believe the public health risk remains low. According to the Centers for Disease Control, H5 bird flu has spread in wild birds ...

The bald eagle officially became the U.S. national bird after a Christmas Eve proclamation signed by President Joe Biden only weeks before he left office. But Arizona and all states in the union ...

The risk to the public remains low, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA). People that were in close contact with the birds are the most at risk. Samples were sent to the Arizona ...

Avian influenza has been detected in milk from a dairy herd in Maricopa County for the first time since the latest outbreak, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Bird flu is a highly ...

(The Center Square) – State agriculture officials confirmed Tuesday that a dairy farm in Maricopa County tested positive for bird flu – Arizona’s first detection of the virus in milk. The Arizona ...

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