The DNR says Minnesota hosts 12,000 common loons during breeding season, more than any other state except Alaska. You might ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport ...

State leaders are providing insight into how they plan to handle a bird flu outbreak in Minnesota that is helping drive egg prices up.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says there is a "unified front" in the state's fight against bird flu, which was recently detected in a Stearns County dairy herd. Walz is seeking $4 million from the state ...

ST. PAUL — Shortly after the Minnesota Board of Animal Health quarantined a Stearns County dairy herd after samples collected as part of the state’s milk surveillance plan tested positive for ...

Minnesota species on that list include cranes, loons, owls, woodpeckers and perching birds, which are the most ... Fish and Wildlife Service and their state wildlife or natural resource agency ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota was on track to declare itself free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, also known as H5N1) on Friday, but state officials cautioned on Wednesday that is not ...

Egg prices are at an all-time average high in the U.S. at $5.90 a dozen — up nearly $3 from last year. The main reason is the bird flu that's been raging since 2022. But there's a group of Minnesota ...

Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a news conference to highlight the state’s efforts combat bird flu on Wednesday at the State Capitol in St. Paul. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The first bird flu detection in Minnesota livestock involved a Benton ... keeping the risk of the spread of disease low,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Brian Hoefs. “Our surveillance and ...

Tim Walz, alongside other state leaders, discussed the state’s efforts in responding to avian flu in Minnesota. Walz took to the podium at the Minnesota State Capitol with Minnesota’s ...