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A big cat sanctuary in Washington is temporarily closed and quarantined after bird flu killed 20 wild cats there, including cougars, bobcats and a tiger.

Twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger, several cougars, and a lynx, died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington earlier this month. Skip to content Trade Up NW ...

The deadly bird flu may have already infected at least some of the half-million stray cats roaming the Big Apple, animal activists warn -- a troubling scenario that could threaten humans, too.

Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.

A Washington state wildlife sanctuary is mourning the deaths of 20 wild cats amid a bird flu outbreak as the virus infects poultry farms, dairy cattle and some people across the nation.

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Bird flu has killed 20 big cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Washington state. The devastation has claimed half of the animals in the sanctuary's care. Otherwise known as highly pathogenic ...

Authorities are investigating how the big cats contracted bird flu, he added. Highly pathogenic strains of H5N1 influenza have been spreading in animals and to a lesser extent in people since 2022.