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Avian Flu in Lower 48 Prompts Reminder for Alaska Subsistence Waterfowl Hunters to Clean Up After Handling Birds

By Dan Rosenberg-Migratory Bird Coordinator-ADF&G, Dr. Bob Gerlach- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine-DEC on Apr 8, 2015   Ahtna Region, Aleut, Arctic Slope, Bering Straits, Bristol Bay, Calista Region, Chugach Region, Cook Inlet, Doyon Region, Featured, Interior Alaska, Koniag Region, NANA Region, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Rural, Sealaska Region, Southcentral, Southeast Alaska, Southwest Alaska, State  

Avian Flu in Lower 48 Prompts Reminder for Alaska Subsistence Waterfowl Hunters to Clean Up After Handling Birds

(Statewide) — Alaska’s subsistence waterfowl hunting seasons opened on April 2 and with spring migration under way hunters are reminded to practice routine hygiene when handling, cleaning and cooking the ducks, geese and other migratory birds they harvest. Two strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or “bird flu,” were found in wild birds late […]



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