A man returning a totem to the arctic tundra ends up giving him an unexpected new body, though one that isn't entirely unwelcome

An infectious disease that mixes the dna of afflicted wildlife and humans infects you and you infect your girlfriend with it.

When one of the lumberjacks gets injured on-site, a Human accepts a temporary position that becomes a permanent one as he heads up North where there is a heavily Anthro population.