Maybe someone with knowledge will chime in on this topic. If other animals are affected, why not coyotes, bobcats etc?

Looks like it could be a possibility.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-in-other-animals.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/virus-transmission.htm

There are 2 types of avian influenza, low and high pathogenic. Obviously the high pathogenic is better at transmission, both in birds and interspecies infection. 39 and up degrees Fahrenheit is where mucous/contaminated organic materials spread virus began to have long term(many days) infection capacity. Freezing greatly reduced the chance/risk of transmission. So yes transmission would be possible between Bird/mammals.

This is from our local zoo last month in Western Nebraska……..

Tainted Goose Meat ID’d as Cause of Death for Riverside Discovery Center Big Cats

Last month, both of the zoo’s tigers and pumas died, with Avian Flu being cited as the cause of death. Additionally, one of the two grizzly bears also passed away earlier in 2022.

During Tuesday night’s Scottsbluff City Council meeting, Councilman xxxxxxxxxx who was recently appointed as the City representative to the RDC Committee- says they’ve pinpointed what caused the big cats to die.

“It was confirmed as Avian Flu, and they finally figured out the source, it was goose meat that was donated by hunters,” says xxxxxxxxx . “So it was the goose meat that contaminated the animals.”

He said the goose meat donation program has since been suspended.

@jetman Is the goose die off due to bird flu? Crappy way to make that ASteel last.

Game warden that used to tag my cats at the end of the season told me 20 years ago or more they'd picked up MILLIONS of dead snows and blues at a reservoir NW of here from some sort of bird flu. He said you couldn't imagine what it was like wading into all of it. Called in folks from all over the country to get it done before everything totally decomposed. I don't remember if I asked him all the reasons, but I assume it was in an effort to save as much other wildlife as possible.

We have lead shot bans because of avian influenza and avian cholera.

Thats the determination.