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The Detective of Northern Oddities

By Christopher Solomon · Outside · January 2017
The Detective of Northern Oddities
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"When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Her necropsies reveal cause of death and causes for concern as climate change frees up new pathogens and other dangers in a vast, thawing north."

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