The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have detected a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in ...

Bird flu has returned with the fall migration, hitting a northwest Iowa turkey flock and forcing the destruction of about 42,000 birds, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The highly ...

Six bird flu cases have already been confirmed in Iowa this year and an expert at the USDA says warmer weather will ramp up the spring migration of wild birds — and more incidents where entire flocks ...

CRESTON, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that Canada geese at two southern Iowa lakes tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.

MOLINE, Ill. — Wildlife agencies in both Illinois and Iowa are asking residents to report wild turkey sightings this summer as part of an ongoing effort to monitor population health and reproductive ...

On a windy spring day in Iowa, the American goldfinch frequently darts through the gray sky with a quick burst of yellow and a looping flight over last year’s corn stalks. The bird’s presence feels ...

Community members gathered at the Lester Buresh Family Community Wellness Center for an Iowa Raptor Project educational event. The project brought four raptors with them for community members to ...

Bird flu has struck a commercial turkey operation with 18,000 birds in north central Iowa’s Hamilton County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture says. The outbreak reported Tuesday, Dec. 2, is the ...

Bird flu has reemerged in Iowa, leading to the destruction of a 42,000-bird turkey flock. The current outbreak, ongoing since 2022, has affected nearly 179 million birds nationally and has also spread ...