Fatal distemper outbreak killing Arctic sled dogs

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An outbreak of distemper has killed hundreds of Arctic sled dogs and is threatening to bankrupt local hunters and guides. The epidemic which has killed almost 1,000 dogs started in the central Arctic last year and has now spread as far east as Greenland.

In Arctic Bay, on the northern tip of Baffin Island 145 working dogs have died and polar bear hunts in the area will either be cancelled or drastically reduced.