A cougar is seen in a forest in autumn. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington says bird flu has killed 20 of its big cats, including cougars, in the past month.

Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to ...

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.

An animal shelter in Shelton, Washington is grappling with a devastating bird flu outbreak that killed 20 of its big cats last week, including a Bengal tiger. FOX 13 Seattle.

Twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger, several cougars, and a lynx, died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington. The shelter is closed to the public and under ...

Twenty big cats have died after contracting bird flu at a Washington State animal sanctuary. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington in the city of Shelton announced the deaths on December 20.

WASHINGTON STATE — Twenty big cats at a wild animal sanctuary in Shelton have died from the bird flu. It happened within a matter of days around Thanksgiving, and now the non-profit is preparing ...

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.

Bird flu ripped through a Washington state wildlife sanctuary, killing 20 big cats, the center said in a Facebook post, calling the deaths a "significant loss." The first cat got sick around ...

Twenty big cats have died after contracting bird flu at a Washington State animal sanctuary. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington in the city of Shelton announced the deaths on December 20.

Archival footage shows Tabbi, a half-Bengal tiger, and Thumper, a Eurasian lynx, playing at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington. They were among 20 big cats that died from bird flu at the ...