❖ One of Norway’s Arctic islands recorded its first case of a walrus dying from bird flu.

❖ Notably, while bird flu primarily spreads through avian hosts like ducks and geese.

❖ Mammals have also been infected due to the consumption of infected birds and living close to other animals.

❖ A walrus which can grow to a weight of two tonnes mainly eats fish, but sometimes also consumes marine birds.