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Snow geese at rest at the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area.

Avian Influenza H5N1 is again circulating in susceptible wild birds in California during fall migration. California sits at the epicenter of the Pacific Flyway, one of North America’s major migratory routes that brings millions of visiting birds through the state each fall and winter.

Categories:   Hunting, Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife
A group of snow geese rest together on a wetland.

Wildlife disease specialists have confirmed the re-occurrence of the Eurasian strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in California wild birds.

Categories:   Environment, Hunting, Urban Wildlife, Waterfowl

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