Wow. I suppose the value of wildlife to indigenous communities is so very high, and there are so many competing interests in the north that are or can be detrimental to wildlife, wildlife populations and that way of life.
I mentioned near the end of my comments that southern solutions aren't necessarily the right solutions and that we need to work with northerners to develop those solutions. Putting in more infrastructure, a road, can have devastating consequences for wildlife, not just in affecting their movement but also in increasing stressors and influencing their susceptibility to new diseases and other things. While it seems like a logical answer, I think any of these interventions are really important to discuss with northerners so they can understand that.
I also think that when it comes to emerging infectious diseases, the Arctic is very susceptible. We are seeing unprecedented warming rates. Lots of diseases are influenced by temperature. We've seen the range expansion of some of the parasites that are up there expanding into the high Arctic islands. We're seeing new species of animals that are bringing with them pathogens.
Therefore, those very direct effects of climate change are dramatically altering the communities. It's really quite important to understand those processes. It's changing—