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Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary

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KOMO, CNN By Nic F. Anderson and Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — 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. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington announced the

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  1. The Guardian

    Twenty big cats die of bird flu at sanctuary in Washington state (opens The Guardian)

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    Bengal tiger, cougars, a lynx and bobcats dead as disease spreads rapidly among US poultry flocks and dairy herds

  2. The Boston Globe

    20 big cats die from bird flu at a Washington sanctuary (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Cats are particularly vulnerable to avian influenza. The dead included a half-Bengal tiger.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KOMO, CNN By Nic F. Anderson and Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — 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. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington announced the

  4. NBC News

    20 big cats die from bird flu at Washington wildlife sanctuary (opens NBC News)

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    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."

  5. Washington Examiner

    Wildlife sanctuary in quarantine after bird flu kills 20 big cats (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A wildlife sanctuary in Washington state is under quarantine after 20 big cats died due to H5N1 bird flu infections.

  6. Legal Insurrection

    20 Big Cats at a Washington State Sanctuary Die of Bird Flu (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Two cougars infected with bird flu die on the Olympic Peninsula.

  7. Newsweek

    Deadly bird flu devastates big cat sanctuary (opens Newsweek)

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    The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington said that it had lost 20 animals following the outbreak.

  8. The Columbian

    Bird flu kills 20 big cats in WA sanctuary (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    SEATTLE — Four cougars. Four bobcats. Two lynx. Even a Bengal tiger.

  9. UPI

    Washington sanctuary loses 20 big cats to bird flu (opens UPI)

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    The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington lost 20 of its big cats to bird flu, the sanctuary announced.

  10. Washington Times

    Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington Wildlife Refuge (opens Washington Times)

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    Bird flu claimed the lives of 20 big cats at a Washington wildlife center this month, forcing the sanctuary to close until further notice.

  11. NPR

    Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary (opens NPR)

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    The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed over half of its cats in recent weeks.

  12. Phys

    Bird flu kills 20 big cats in Washington state sanctuary (opens Phys)

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    Four cougars. Four bobcats. Two lynx. Even a Bengal tiger.

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