Scientists have found a way of capturing DNA from snow tracks a promising non-invasive method of monitoring elusive animals like polar bears. Polar bears are icons of the Arctic, elusive and vulnerable. Detailed monitoring of their populations is crucial for their conservation but because pol
<p>Monitoring the populations of threatened animals like polar bears and snow leopards is crucial to safeguarding these populations for the future. Scientists have now discovered a non-invasive method of capturing DNA from animal tracks in snow which could allow detailed analysis at a distance.</p>
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