Earlier this month, the Montana Department of Livestock confirmed the 17th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock linked to last year’s statewide outbreak, renewing concerns over the persistence of a disease better known as “bird flu” — as well as about the increasing rate at which the current strain … Continue reading Bird Flu Spreading from Backyard Chickens to Bears, Other Carnivores