Thousands of Dead Migrant Seabirds Wash Up on Canada Shore, Avian Flu Suspected

Seabirds, which perished due to what the Canadian Wildlife Service suspect is avian flu, wash up on the shores of Point Lance, Newfoundland, Canada, on July 25, 2022. Greg Locke/Reuters

TORONTO—The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and preliminary findings showed that the birds died of avian flu.

Since May 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed 13 positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the eastern Canadian Province of Newfoundland.