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Alaska wolves poisoned by mercury after switching to sea otter diet
Human activities like burning coal and fossil fuels release mercury into the atmosphere, where it can travel hundreds of miles from its source.
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Alaska wolves poisoned by mercury after switching to sea otter diet
Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds. M...