Norway: Hikers asked to collect bear droppings

"We encourage anyone who is outdoors this autumn to pick up bear droppings and hair and deliver them to the Norwegian Nature Inspectorate in the area," says Rovdata head Jonas Kindberg. But there is a method to poo-picking, in order to avoid contaminating the samples with human DNA. "Avoid touching the droppings - turn a plastic bag inside out to pick them up," he says. Once collected, they are best kept in a frozen state until they can be delivered.

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