DEC received 12 dead geese collected from Otisco Lake and sent them to Schuler’s lab. Initial test results are “presumptive positive for HPAI,” DEC said, referring to highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as avian flu or bird flu. HPAI is also suspected to have recently killed scores of waterfowl on Seneca Lake.

A park in Westchester County was shut down after 12 dead Canada geese were found in the pond, with officials worried it could have been a result of bird flu. The gate to Caroll Park in Mount Pleasant was locked Wednesday night,

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Officials in a Westchester town are urging caution after a dozen Canada geese were found dead at a local park, prompting concerns of possible bird flu. The dead birds were discovered on Sunday, Feb. 2,