British Columbians Asked to Take Down Bird Feeders as Avian Flu Hits More Poultry Flocks

A small bird lands on a bird feeder in North Vancouver, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

As two more poultry flocks in British Columbia tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus on May 4, an animal welfare group is calling on the public to temporarily remove their backyard bird feeders.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the two flocks in the cities of Kelowna and Richmond were the third and fourth confirmed flocks to have contracted the virus.