Bird Flu Closures in the US

I just began reading about all of this in the past few days and speaking from the vet field aspect, this sounds detrimental for many collections. I haven’t read of cases being in California yet but if I find out through my job, I’ll let you all know anything I know. We don’t deal with birds often but my clinic is kept up to date regarding cases like these due to being a rescue clinic. It looks like culling is the recommended step for infected flocks and my home zoos have a great amount of endangered bird species, this truly concerns me.
 
Here's an updated list:

Zoos with closed areas or other bird flu-related restrictions
Abilene Zoo - Many bird species are off-exhibit
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctaury - Raptor Trail is closed
Blank Park Zoo - Discovery Center is closed, all bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Brevard Zoo - Lorikeet and Cockatiel aviaries are closed
Buffalo Zoo - M&T Rainforest Falls is closed, most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Buttonwood Park Zoo - Some bird species are off-exhibit
Cameron Park Zoo - Brazos River Country Aviary is closed, some outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Cape May County Zoo - World of Birds is closed
Capron Park Zoo - Rainforest Building is closed
Cincinnati Zoo - World of Birds and Australasia are closed, most outdoor birds are off-exhibit
Columbian Park Zoo - Penguins are off-exhibit
Cosley Zoo - Some birds are off-exhibit
Dakota Zoo - Waterfowl are off-exhibit
Dallas Zoo - Forest Aviary and Birds Landing are closed, most bird species across the zoo are off-exhibit, warthogs and Red River Hogs are off-exhibit
Denver Zoo - All bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Detroit Zoo - All outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Elmwood Park Zoo - Harmony Hideaway is closed, eagles have moved exhibits, Domestic Chickens are off-exhibit
Erie Zoo - Most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Fort Worth Zoo - Some areas of the zoo are closed (anyone have any more specific info?)
Franklin Park Zoo - Children's Zoo Aviary and Aussie Aviary are closed, most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo - Most bird species are off-exhibit
Great Plains Zoo - All bird species throughout the zoo (except penguins and flamingos) are off-exhibit
Henry Vilas Zoo - Aviary is closed
John Ball Zoo - Some bird species are off-exhibit, including the eagles, owls, and chickens
Lincoln Children's Zoo - Aviary is closed, all bird species across the zoo (except birds of prey) are off-exhibit
Lincoln Park Zoo - McCormick Bird House is closed, all bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - Most outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Memphis Zoo - Most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Mesker Park Zoo - Amazonia Aviary and Budgie Aviary are closed, raptors, penguins, cranes, ostriches and emus are all off-exhibit
Miller Park Zoo - All outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Milwaukee County Zoo - Herb and Nada Mahler Family Aviary is closed, all bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Niabi Zoo - "relocated and enhanced bird area biosecurity"
North Carolina Zoo - Aviary is closed
NEW Zoo - Wisconsin Trail Aviary is closed, all bird species in open-topped enclosures are off-exhibit
Oklahoma City Zoo - Outdoor aviaries are closed
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo - Simmons Aviary is closed
Peoria Zoo - "A few animals remain off-exhibit"
Pittsburgh Zoo - Some outdoor birds are off-exhibit
Philadelphia Zoo - McNeil Avian Center is closed, all outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Potawatomi Zoo - All bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Potter Park Zoo - Parakeet Landing is closed, Broad-winged Hawk, Domestic Chicken, and Indian Peafowl are all off-exhibit
Ralph Mitchell Zoo - Waterfowl and macaws are off-exhibit
Red River Zoo - All bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Riverbanks Zoo - All bird species across the zoo (except penguins, flamingos, and those in the tropical portion of the bird house) are off-exhibit
Roger Williams Park Zoo - Some bird species are off-exhibit, including raptors, chickens, turkeys and peafowl
Rosamond Gifford Zoo - Aviary is closed
Saint Louis Zoo - Bird House and Cypress Swamp are closed, most outdoor bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit. Penguin and Puffin Coast is still open but has limited opening hours
Sedgwick County Zoo - All bird species across the zoo are off-exhibit
Stone Zoo - Most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Sylvan Heights Bird Park - Visitors with frequent or recent contact with poultry or waterfowl are not allowed
Tanganyika Wildlife Park - Lorikeet Landing is closed
Utah's Hogle Zoo - Raptors (and possibly other birds) are off-exhibit
Washington Park Zoo - Many bird species are off-exhibit
Zoo Atlanta - Some bird species are off-exhibit
ZooBoise - Some birds are off-exhibit

Zoos which have removed their bird flu-related restrictions
Louisville Zoo
 
Hey @birdsandbats, thank you for the updated list, but the North Carolina Zoo has actually permanently closed their aviary (for reasons unrelated to the bird flu). You may want to make some sort of edit so people don't get confused and think it's only temporarily closed.
 
Astrotom3000 said:
Hey @birdsandbats, thank you for the updated list, but the North Carolina Zoo has actually permanently closed their aviary (for reasons unrelated to the bird flu). You may want to make some sort of edit so people don't get confused and think it's only temporarily closed.
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According to the zoo itself, bird flu is the reason that the aviary is closed. Are you sure this is permanent, and what would the other reason be?

North Carolina Zoo Closes Aviary to the Public as Precautionary Measure to Protect Birds | North Carolina Zoo
 
birdsandbats said:
According to the zoo itself, bird flu is the reason that the aviary is closed. Are you sure this is permanent, and what would the other reason be?

North Carolina Zoo Closes Aviary to the Public as Precautionary Measure to Protect Birds | North Carolina Zoo
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It was structurally unstable and would have cost an estimated $50 million to rebuild. It unfortunately suffered the same fait as Tampa’s old African Wetlands aviary and the bird flu was just the straw that broke the camels back.
 
birdsandbats said:
According to the zoo itself, bird flu is the reason that the aviary is closed. Are you sure this is permanent, and what would the other reason be?

North Carolina Zoo Closes Aviary to the Public as Precautionary Measure to Protect Birds | North Carolina Zoo
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Yes, the zoo did originally close the aviary to the public in January due to the bird flu, and this was intended to only be temporary. However, the closure was made permanent just last week when it was found that the Aviary was no longer suitable for use due to sustained structural issues.

North Carolina Zoo Announces the Permanent Closure of its Aviary Habitat | North Carolina Zoo

Some further reading if you are interested: North Carolina Zoo News [North Carolina Zoo]
 
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo - Some bird species have been moved to other exhibits or bts. Some exhibits were heavily modified. Florida walkthrough aviary is closed.

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