Hunters can slow Avian Flu, help protect food supply

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is underway in wild birds across the nation, including Oklahoma, which could pose a serious threat to domestic poultry production. HPAI has been confirmed in hunter-harvested birds this fall in Oklahoma. It is likely that migratory birds will be carrying the virus this fall and winter, and that the public will see some bird carcasses in the…