An animal shelter in Shelton, Washington is grappling with a devastating bird flu outbreak that killed 20 of its big cats last week, including a Bengal tiger.

Twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger, several cougars, and a lynx, died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington earlier this month.

Dec. 24—Four cougars. Four bobcats. Two lynx. Even a Bengal tiger. Bird flu has taken a terrible toll at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center, a sanctuary for wildcats and their hybrids on Harstine ...

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A cougar is seen in a forest in autumn. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington says bird flu has killed 20 of its big cats, including cougars, in the past month.