A rare goose at Woodland Park Zoo died from the bird flu, and the zoo is now implementing safety precautions to prevent the virus from spreading.
A rare goose at Seattle 's Woodland Park Zoo has died after contracting the bird flu, and now zoo officials are implementing safety precautions to prevent the virus from spreading to more exotic birds.According to WPZ, a red-breasted goose, which is a vulnerable species native to northern Russia, died earlier this week. After running tests, it was revealed on Nov. 14 that the goose was positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza , more commonly known as bird flu.
However, moving them indoors created an increase in medical problems, so zoo staff have decided to keep them outside.The Tropical Rainforest bird exhibit will remain open.As for the remaining red-breasted geese, they have all been moved to a quarantine area where they will remain for up to 120 days. WPZ has also canceled moving any birds to or from the zoo for the time being.
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