Crofters in the Western Isles have called for greater controls on wild geese. Thousands of greylag geese feed on machair, which are coastal meadows also used for growing crops and grazing livestock.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crofters say greylag geese damage crops and grazing on coastal meadows called machair [Getty Images] Crofters in the Western Isles ...

ROAMING SHORES, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) advised that the recent complaints concerning dead or sick geese are most likely related to an ongoing outbreak of highly ...

Goose hunting season in Missouri is well underway, and doesn’t end until February 6. Arkansas’s season typically ends on January 31. Some goose hunting guides, however, are finding it more difficult ...

Bird flu has killed about 200 Canada geese at Maffitt Reservoir, a central Iowa drinking water source. Central Iowa Water Works' director says the water remains safe for consumption because of ...

Since late 2021, a panzootic, or “a pandemic in animals,” of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...

Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that Canada geese at two southern Iowa lakes tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The ...

Hundreds of snow geese found dead at a Northampton County quarry are suspected to have died of bird flu, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said in a Tuesday news release. The commission is facilitating ...

Hundreds of dead snow geese found in Pennsylvania are believed to have had avian flu, the Game Commission says. The agency said in a news release Tuesday that it's coordinating an effort to safely ...