Every spring, more than 200,000 northern gannets — stocky seabirds with dazzling white feathers — journey to the coast of eastern Canada. There, they blanket oceanside cliffs and rocky outcroppings, breeding in enormous colonies before flying back south for the winter.

Idaho's Department of Fish and Game says suspected avian flu outbreaks statewide are leading to thousands of wild bird deaths.

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health on Wednesday said deadly bird flu cases were found at the Wildlife World Zoo. Five of the beloved animals died, but another animal is responding well to treatment.