Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throughout the country, a highly transmissible avian flu has been sweeping through bird populations. To protect Georgia flocks, ...

With night temperatures regularly dipping below the freezing point now, the extra food provided by backyard feeders may help many birds get through winter. While there’s debate over the benefits — and ...

ATLANTA — Heads up, "drunk birds" may be flying by. Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said this time of year fruit-eating birds may start to snack on food that's started to rot and ...

TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. - Officials have confirmed a highly contagious variety of bird flu in a backyard flock in southeast Georgia. Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said Thursday it was the first ...

ATLANTA — Birds Georgia has been awarded two Bill Terrell Avian Conservation Grants from the Georgia Ornithological Society to protect coastal habitats and threatened bird species. The funding will ...

The Georgia Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a private backyard flock. The owner contacted the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network after birds ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed that a duck breeding facility in south Georgia tested positive for Avian ...

Georgia officials have confirmed the state's first case of bird flu, halting all in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales until further notice. A poultry producer in Elbert County ...

Georgia Audubon is changing its name to Birds Georgia in a bid to reach a wider audience of bird enthusiasts, the organization announced Thursday. The group, which operates as an independent chapter ...

Wildlife officials currently project the 2026–2027 statewide wild quail season to follow a schedule similar to previous years, with anticipated dates running from approximately November 21, 2026, ...