Tag: ODFW

Fungus, not flu, falls fowls

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) retrieved and tested multiple cackling geese carcasses from around Staats Lake on Oct.19 with results showing most of them suffering from aspergillosis, a common type of fungal infection found in the environment. 

Avian flu cause of dead geese in area

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that multiple dead geese infected with bird flu have been removed from Staats Lake on three separate occasions in the past two weeks.