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.

An animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington called the ...

Authorities are investigating how the big cats contracted bird flu, he added. Highly pathogenic strains of H5N1 influenza have been spreading in animals and to a lesser extent in people since 2022.

A wildlife sanctuary in Washington announced it is going into quarantine until further notice after 20 big cats died due to bird flu infections. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton ...

Twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger, several cougars, and a lynx, died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington. The shelter is closed to the public and under ...

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Big cats die of bird flu FILE PHOTO: A big cat sanctuary in Washington lost 20 big cats from bird flu. (MIKEKOLESNIKOV/Michael Cola - stock.adobe.com) By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National ...

A wildlife sanctuary in Washington announced it is going into quarantine until further notice after 20 big cats died due to bird flu infections.. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton ...

Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to ...