NDSU Extension offers guidance on handling HPAI-suspected wild birds during hunting season

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed multiple cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in North Dakota in wild birds, backyard poultry and commercial poultry flocks. All positive cases in domestic flocks this fall have been attributed to interactions with wild birds.

With wild birds testing positive for HPAI, hunters, homeowners and landowners should be aware of what...