Scientists work with subsistence hunters to look for bird flu

Saturday, June 10, 2006

BARROW, Alaska -- Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot -- all except for a lovely king eider duck.

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