Decatur recently became Georgia's first "Bird City" and is leading the way with changes big and small to build a safer ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. - A Georgia reconstructive orthopedic surgeon and a farm worker have been sentenced in what federal authorities are calling one of the largest bird trafficking cases in U.S. history ...

Examples of Waldrop's bird and egg collection seen during the search warrant. Two men were sentenced by a federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday for their role in trafficking hundreds of federally ...

WASHINGTON (TRIBUNE) — A federal judge in Brooklyn today sentenced two men for trafficking protected birds and eggs into the United States in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) resulting in ...

The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious among ...

Bird flu was detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officials announced on Friday. The positive case of the H5N1 strain of ...

The most recent state to have its poultry operations hit with bird flu: Georgia. The Georgia Department of Agriculture, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, confirmed on Friday, Jan. 17, the ...

The City of Decatur has become the first community in Georgia to be certified as a Bird City, achieving the prestigious High Flyer level of recognition. The certification was approved by the Decatur ...

ELBERTON, Ga. — The first confirmed case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia has been reported at a farm in Elberton. The case has raised concerns about public safety and its ...

The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious among ...