Elders from Kenya’s Luo ethnic group have reportedly asked the government to allow them to bury the remains of a migratory Osprey bird from Finland that died on Monday, Citizen news site reports.

The bird was rescued from a fishing net last week in Siaya County in western Kenya.

Kenyan wildlife authorities said despite their best efforts to save the bird, it died due to systemic organ failure caused by starvation.

The Luo elders said they wanted to conduct appeasement rituals to fend off bad omens that may befall the community because of the death, Citizen reports.

They also urged the government to initiate talks with the Finnish government “to have more Ospreys come into Kenya” saying that the region has an ideal bird sanctuary.

It is unclear how the Finnish authorities would be able to honour the request and whether the Ospreys would be interested in taking up the offer.

The tagged bird had flown 6,948km (4,317 miles) from Finland to Kenya, a long way off the bird’s usual migratory route which is usually West Africa, but some are known to have ventured as far as South Africa.