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Bird Flu Claims 19 Greylag Geese in Reykjavík

1/14/2025

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In a troubling discovery, zoology professor Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson found 19 lifeless greylag geese in Vatnsmýri, Reykjavík, likely victims of bird flu. This outbreak, the city's first major incident since 2021, raises serious concerns about the health of local wildlife and the risk of the virus spreading among different species.

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In a troubling discovery, zoology professor Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson found 19 lifeless greylag geese in Vatnsmýri, Reykjavík, likely victims of bird flu. This outbreak, the city's first major incident since 2021, raises serious concerns about the health of local wildlife and the risk of the virus spreading among different species.