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NOAA Photo Library Image - anim0034

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 ID: anim0034, NOAA's Ark - Animals Collection
Location: Alaska, Beaufort Sea
Photo Date: 1982 May
Photographer: Captain Budd Christman, NOAA Corps


Category: Mammals/Bear/Polar/

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