They did say that zoo visitors are not at risk of contracting the disease from the animals at Lincoln Park zoo. "Because highly pathogenic avian influenza is spread by free-ranging birds ...

it is no riskier to visit Lincoln Park Zoo than to enjoy a walk outdoors,” President & CEO and ornithologist Megan Ross, Ph.D, said. “The zoo remains a safe place to connect with the animals ...

More than 1,300 votes were submitted with Chile taking the lead. The name has special meaning as Humboldt penguins can be ...

A Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois have died of bird flu, officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pair of “amazing animals” — a harbor seal and a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo — a seal and a flamingo — died of bird flu last week, the zoo announced Wednesday. The Chilean flamingo, Teal, died Wednesday, Jan. 8.

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

but we’ve lost two amazing animals,” said Dr. Kathryn Gamble, Lincoln Park Zoo director of veterinary services, referring to highly pathogenic avian influenza. Chilean flamingo chicks get used ...

but we’ve lost two amazing animals,” Dr. Kathryn Gamble, Lincoln Park Zoo director of veterinary services, said of the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

CHICAGO (CNN) - Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo is mourning the loss of two animals that died from bird flu. The zoo says a 7-year-old harbor seal named Slater died on Jan. 9, following the passing ...