Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farms in Aquebogue, wrote to newly named EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday.

The spread of bird flu in NYC markets has led to closures, soaring egg prices, and a crisis for Long Island's last duck farm.

Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farm, carries a female duck used for breeding in one of several barns on ...

An outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has struck Long Island’s last remaining duck farm and forced the operators to put down 99,000 ...

The owner of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm, forced to cull its entire flock of nearly 100,000 Pekin ducks last month in response to an outbreak of avian flu, says he is “truly scared” ...

After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What ...

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a ...

The farm's president, Doug Corwin, expressed devastation over the situation, describing it as a personal and historical loss. This incident follows a recent bird flu case at a commercial poultry ...

US authorities have shut down live bird markets in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County for seven days due to ...

Farm’s operator Doug Corwin broke down in tears as he said that the disease has been the worst disaster to hit the location since it opened in 1908. “It was like Covid for ducks. Everything ...