First bear with bird flu in US was cub in Glacier Bay
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 23, 2022
A black bear cub at the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge on June 19, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)
A black bear cub euthanized at Glacier Bay National Park this fall is the first in the country to test positive for a highly contagious strain of bird flu. Park visitors alerted wildlife officials after they noticed the animal’s strange behavior.
The cub was having a hard time walking and struggled to keep up with its two siblings and mother at Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park.
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