The Wisconsin DNR said Friday the test samples from the 90 birds found dead in a pond last month all came back negative for bird flu. As reported in February, the DNR took samples from six of the dead mallards.

After 90 dead ducks were removed from a stormwater pond in Little Chute in late February, officials with the Wisconsin DNR have confirmed that it was not due to bird flu. An official with the Wisconsin DNR confirmed on Friday,

LITTLE CHUTE - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed with the Post-Crescent on Friday that the 90 dead mallards found in a Little Chute pond tested negative for HPAI, also known as bird flu.

LITTLE CHUTE, WI — Nearly 100 ducks found dead in Little Chute last month did not have bird flu. The state Department of Natural Resources says the animals were tested for the disease, and all samples came back negative.

The dead birds were found last month at Buchanan Pond, located at the northwest corner of Highway OO and Buchanan Street.