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Helicopter pilot Budd Christman with sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus

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Description

Helicopter pilot Budd Christman with sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus.Bears were measured and tagged for future study.Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) studies. (Image credit: Captain Budd Christman)

Photographer

Captain Budd Christman

Display Date

1982 May

Location

Alaska, Beaufort Sea

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps

Keywords

Mammals

Bear

Polar