Vultures found dead in Central Virginia park test positive for avian flu

Samples collected from birds as TWRA checks for avian flu

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has collected samples from birds to determine if Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has made it to the Volunteer State. In October, dead vultures in Southwest Virginia tested positive for HPAI. Dead vultures in Glade Spring test positive for avian flu A News Channel 11 viewer reached out to report multiple dead vultures in Bluff City. News Channel 11 conta…

Vultures found dead in Central Virginia park test positive for avian flu

The dead black vultures at Roslyn Landing Park in Colonial Heights have tested positive for avian flu, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) confirmed on Thursday.