Beaufort Sea polar bears are spending more time on land — and becoming more exposed to land-based diseases, scientists find

By Yereth Rosen, Arctic Now November 30, 2017
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Polar bears in the Southern Beaufort Sea are spending more time on shore as Arctic sea ice diminishes — and are increasingly exposed to disease pathogens associated with land animals as a result, according to newly published research.

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