The first case of a walrus dying from bird flu has been detected on one of Norway’s Arctic islands, a researcher said April 29.
The walrus was found last year on Hopen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Mr Christian Lydersen, of the Norwegian Polar Institute, told AFP.
Tests carried out by a German laboratory revealed the presence of bird flu, he said. The sample was too small to determine whether it was the H5N1 or the H5N8 strain.