The AVMA website has reported a limited outbreak of HPAI at the Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.  Fatalities comprised a cougar, a bear and two tigers.  The animals were  fed geese donated to the zoo that were evidently infected with H5N1 strain Avian Influenza virus.

The zoo was closed for decontamination despite the low risk of infection for visitors.  Previously, a wild bear in Quebec died showing clinical signs with isolation of H5N1 avian influenza virus from brain tissue.  Foxes, skunks and raccoons that may come into indirect contact with commercial poultry flocks have been shown to be susceptible to the virus along with marine mammals.