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First-ever polar bear death from bird flu reported in Alaska
ViewA polar bear in Alaska has reportedly become the first of its kind to die from H5N1 avian influenza.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the death of the polar bear, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in December, and Dr. Bob Gerlach, Alaska's state veterinarian,...