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Do Humans Play a Role in Causing Deadly Wildlife Cancers? [1]

"A wide array of species [are] afflicted by a range of cancers, according to a paper published in the July edition of Nature Reviews Cancer. 'Wildlife Cancer: a conservation perspective,' summarizes mounting evidence of human's contribution to carcinogenesis in wild-animal populations across the globe, thanks to man-made toxins dumped into wildlife's natural habitats."

Daniel Heimpel reports a Newsweek Web exclusive July 27, 2009. [2]

Biodiversity [3]
International [4]
Public [5]
Source: Newsweek [2], 07/29/2009
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/do-humans-play-a-role-causing-deadly-wildlife-cancers [2] http://www.newsweek.com/id/208917 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81