A 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, named Blue, died last week from highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as avian flu or bird flu. Diagnostic testing on Blue showed ...

Operating out of what it calls “an abundance of caution” the Syracuse Zoo has taken most of its birds off-exhibit.

A seal at a Massachusetts zoo died this month after contracting bird flu. Blue, the Buttonwood Park Zoo’s beloved 21-year-old ...

Day-to-day operations require more resources like protective gear, space in the hospital to isolate birds and money to ...

Bird flu has killed at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned ...

Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.

The Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Blue, a harbor seal that died from the bird flu earlier this month.

Concerns over the spread of avian flu in Massachusetts continue a month in, with some residents in Plymouth expressing frustration over the local and state response to reports of dead birds in their ...

WEST BOYLSTON — Positive cases of bird flu have been detected in West Boylston, according to the state Department of Fish and ...

Tests show bird flu caused the death of a 21-year-old harbor seal at a zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts earlier this month.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A harbor seal named Blue at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford died earlier this month of the ...