Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farms in Aquebogue, wrote to newly named EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday.

Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.

The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter of millions of birds at U.S. poultry farms and driven up the price of eggs struck the Crescent Duck Farm last week, leading federal officials to ...

FILE - Doug Corwin talks about the history and development of his duck farm, Crescent Duck Farm, in Aquebogue, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) FILE - Doug Corwin talks about ...

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New ...

I noticed a few lethargic birds that didn’t seem right,” farm president Doug Corwin told the outlet. Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farm, holds on of many ducks he uses for breeding at ...

Farm’s operator Doug Corwin broke down in tears as he said ... Everything ended,” Corwin, who is the president of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aqueboge told Riverhead Local.

FILE - Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farm, carries a female duck used for breeding in one of several barns on his property, in Aquebogue, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) ...

An outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has struck Long Island’s last remaining duck farm and forced the operators to put down 99,000 birds, according to reports. Farm’s operator Doug Corwin broke down in tears ...