RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The populations of many birds found along Virginia’s coast and forests are declining, according to the 2025 State of the Birds Report for the United States. Birds are considered ...

A commercial poultry flock in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore has tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza, more commonly referred to as the bird flu or HPAI. The Virginia Department of ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center will release the first Merlin falcon ever successfully raised in a rehabilitation setting in Virginia on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m. The release will take ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Recently, birds have reportedly been getting sick and dying at increasing rates in the eastern part of Virginia, including Hampton Roads, according to the Virginia Department ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Cases of avian flu have been on the rise in the United States for the last year. In recent months, at least 36 million egg-laying chickens have died across the country.

Nearly 450,000 birds migrating through Virginia made their way across Augusta County last night, with the greatest number of birds in flight two to three hours after sunset, according to Birdcast ...

More than 200 birds were recovered from what law enforcement described as a cockfighting operation in Virginia Beach, officials said Monday. Authorities said the cockfighting ring was operating at the ...