thousands of mammals have also died of the virus, including black bears and brown bears
(emphasis added)
This entire article is clickbait (or at least not “news”) b/c while this may be the first time that a POLAR bear (reportedly) bit the dust, that is not saying really anything at all that was not already known.
spreads into the most remote parts of the planet.
That said, it does keep the fact that these viruses are real and have implications for human health & our economy (e.g., egg prices at grocery stories) in our cultural consciousness.