Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project dedicated to the protection of migratory birds, said in a post on its Facebook page Sunday that the bird flu outbreak ...

Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu outbreak sickens and kills many across the region. The warning comes amid ...

Located along a longtime migratory path on Lake Michigan ... A black-capped chickadee perches at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary in Chicago on Jan. 24, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune ...

The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

This story first appeared in The Record North Shore, an independent nonprofit newsroom that covers six suburbs north of Evanston. More than ...

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