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Three grizzly bears test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza

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Three grizzly bears test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza

HELENA – Three juvenile grizzly bears tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus this fall. The three bears, one near Augusta, one near Dupuyer, and another near Kalispell, were observed to be in poor condition and exhibited disorientation and partial blindness, among other neurological issue...

 
 

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