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Steve Amstrup of USFWS with large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus.Bears were measured and tagged for future study. This sedated malewas ready for the WWF with a 45 inch neck and weighing about 1400 pounds.
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