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Helicopter pilot Budd Christman with large sedated male polar bear - Ursus maritimus

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Description

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

Photographer

Captain Budd Christman

Display Date

1982 May

Location

Alaska, Beaufort Sea

Collection

NOAA's Ark
Bears

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps

Keywords

Mammals
Bear
Polar