Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> animals are battling more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a> in recent decades.</p><p>Living off one of the richest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> in the Arctic, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PolarBears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolarBears</span></a> by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChukchiSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChukchiSea</span></a> appear to be thriving. Females are in good health &amp; give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alaskan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaskan</span></a> population seems strong.<br>
But blood &amp; fecal samples are telling a different story inside the bears: There’s an emerging battle against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pathogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pathogens</span></a> bears have never encountered before.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/23/polar-bears-arctic-animals-disease-climate-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2024/10/23/polar-bears-arctic-animals-disease-climate-change/</span></a></p>