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We need to look at the cumulative effects.
“We need to study infectious disease in the context of climate change,” Duncan said. The team tracked wild polar bears, tranquilized them so they could be weighed and measured, swabbed their mouths and collected blood samples and other health-related information. Geographical Survey to collect evidence from study subjects. Just this spring, Duncan traveled to northernmost Alaska with fellow researchers from the U.S. This relatively new behavior means different food, disease and environmental exposure that could affect bear health in multiple ways, she noted. Colleen Duncan, a veterinary pathologist at CSU, studies disease and population dynamics in Arctic wildlife.įor example, polar bears have joined the scavengers that feed on whale bones piled together by indigenous Alaskan tribes, Dr.
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