Smith admitted to using a trap and a banned neurotoxin to poison fish in order to sicken over 20 raptors on his property.

Birds that call Virginia's coast and mountains home are in serious decline. Why it matters: Birds are indicators of the health of their habitats and signal early warnings of broader trouble to the ...

Wildlife officials in Virginia are asking residents to help monitor cases of avian flu in the state’s bird population as cases rise in the United States. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ...

Wild birds in ... according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. The highly pathogenic avian influenza mostly occurred in the northern and eastern areas of the state, with 49 reports ...

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is receiving increasing reports of sick or dead wild birds on the Eastern Shore and isolated instances in the eastern half of the state. Preliminary ...

Keep scrolling to learn a little about each one. The Northern Cardinal, Virginia’s official state bird. Pictured is a male northern cardinal. (Photo: Bill Telfair/National Park Service ...

A fox was found in Loudoun County with what was later confirmed to be bird flu. The risk to humans remains low, but it marks ...

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has continued to affect multiple industries, including farms and restaurants, in the Richmond region and other parts of the U.S. Recently, the Virginia Department of ...

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Bird flu has been detected in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Thursday. Testing of ...

Currently, only a few dozen bird flu cases have been detected in humans, and doctors say there is no reason to panic. Here's what you need to know: The Virginia Department of Health says avian ...