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A polar bear has been killed by bird flu as the highly contagious H5N1 virus spreads into the most remote parts of the planet.

The death was confirmed in December by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. “This is the first polar bear case reported, for anywhere,” Dr Bob Gerlach, Alaska’s state veterinarian, told the Alaska Beacon.

It was found near Utqiagvik, one of the northernmost communities in Alaska, two years after this latest strain was detected in North America. Gerlach said it was likely the bear was scavenging on the carcasses of infected birds.

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The current outbreak of the highly infectious variant of H5N1 – which started in 2021 – is estimated to have killed millions of wild birds. Globally, thousands of mammals have also died of the virus, including black bears and brown bears. Bald eagles, foxes and kittiwakes are among the species to have died of the virus in Alaska in recent months.

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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

sadly, no…

2020 - S05E01 - Earthquake Aftershock Plane Crash [Season Premier]

The death toll from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast on Monday has risen to at least 30, according to Ishikawa prefecture authorities. More than 35 aftershocks greater than a magnitude of 2.5 have struck near the epicenter of Japan’s earthquake in the past 24 hours, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Later, Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport. TV-MA, 104 mins

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[–] DanglingFury@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You should make a series list of episodes, it's a pretty good format to remember all the crazy stuff that has rolled through lately

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

check shitty headlines tomorrow!