Bird flu roars through sanctuary in Washington, kills 20 wild cats: ‘We are heartbroken’
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington is under quarantine amid a devastating bird flu outbreak that has killed 20 big cats.
Wildlife sanctuary in quarantine after bird flu kills 20 big cats
A wildlife sanctuary in Washington state is under quarantine after 20 big cats died due to H5N1 bird flu infections.
Deadly Bird Flu Devastates Big Cat Sanctuary
A big cat sanctuary in Washington has suffered "significant losses" among the animals in its care after what it said was an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)—also known as bird flu. Newsweek contacted the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington for further comment outside of standard working hours.
Washington sanctuary loses 20 big cats to bird flu
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington lost 20 of its big cats to bird flu, the sanctuary announced. The outbreak took the lives of one Amur/Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx,
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at animal sanctuary
In all 20 cats died, more than half of the sanctuary’s big cats. Melinda Mathews told KIRO the first cat, Hannah Wyoming, a cougar, got sick in mid-November. Vets originally it was cancer. An African Caracal named Crackle then got sick.
Animal sanctuary says 20 large cats are dead from avian flu outbreak
The director of the Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton said they went from having 37 cats to now just having 17. Some cats who survived are still recovering.
Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary
The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed over half of its cats in recent weeks.
Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary
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.
20 wild cats die after bird flu sweeps through sanctuary
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center near in Washington lost 20 wild cats after bird fly swept through the big cat sanctuary.
20 wild cats succumb to bird flu at Shelton sanctuary
A Shelton wild cat sanctuary is mourning the loss of more than a dozen animals as bird flu spreads through the country.
Mystery over how bird flu that killed half the big cats in sanctuary spread in cat sanctuary
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington announced the deaths of 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – due to Bird Flu. CNN’s Randi Kaye reports.
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Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Shelton sanctuary, devastating conservation efforts
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center announced more than half of its big cats as of December have been infected with bird flu. "It’s been one big nightmare. I never thought something like this would ...
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Washington animal sanctuary says 20 large cats are dead from avian flu
“We’ve lost 20 cats due to this virus, or symptoms of this bird flu virus,” said Mark Mathews, the director of the Wild ...