Bird flu kills hundreds of storks in Spain
Spain detected bird flu outbreaks among wild birds in the Madrid region after hundreds of dead storks were found.
![A forestry agent puts a dead stork inside a trash bag found in a field next to the Manzanares river in Perales del Rio, near Madrid, Spain on Dec. 12, 2025. Forestry agents have collected hundreds of dead storks along wetlands in southeastern Madrid, as authorities have confirmed four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the region. [Susana Vera/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1765572551.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Spain detected bird flu outbreaks among wild birds in the Madrid region after hundreds of dead storks were found.
![A forestry agent puts a dead stork inside a trash bag found in a field next to the Manzanares river in Perales del Rio, near Madrid, Spain on Dec. 12, 2025. Forestry agents have collected hundreds of dead storks along wetlands in southeastern Madrid, as authorities have confirmed four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the region. [Susana Vera/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1765572551.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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