
Fighting the Spread: Bird Flu’s Impact on Wildcats
The rise of the Bird Flu, specifically the Influenza virus subtype H5N1, has been a growing concern for Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) since November/December of 2022. Initially identified in 1996 in Southern China among waterfowl, causing only mild disease, this highly contagious viral subtype steadily spread worldwide, devastating poultry flocks across the globe as […]