NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter ...

New York has had 485 confirmed cases of bird flu since January of 2022, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The presumed infection comes weeks after Long Island’s last remaining ...

One Long Island duck farmer lost his entire flock - nearly 100,000 birds - because of Avian Flu. 3,700 newly hatched ducklings are now his hope for what is likely to be a long road back. NBC News’ ...

AQUEBOGUE, Long Island (WABC ... Now they are working to rebuild their duck population and rebuild their business. 3,700 new chicks were delivered to the farm just outside Riverhead in Suffolk ...

The DEC has told the public that if you see a dead or sick bird, you should assume it is bird flu. According to Cornell, 37 counties are affected by it statewide so far.

At least 20 Long Island birds found dead on an East Patchogue ... a possum and a bobcat test positive for the virus in New York State, indicating the bug could be mutating. But state health ...