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  • Ice breaking apart during late April on the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska
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  • A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) dazed and weak from an immobilizing drug she received from Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist. Beaufrot Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) on the ice pack of the Beaufort sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) makes it's way across the Beaufort Sea Ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Doc Gohmert and Arnold Turner spend time at the Fish and Wildlife house in Kaktovik waiting for the weather to clear so they can continue capturing polar bears with Dr. Steve Amstrup of the USGS. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist, weighing a large, male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) weighing 944 pouns on the Beaufort Sea ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup shows assitants how to shoot a dart gun from the window of the capture helicopter. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup with a tranqulized polar bear ( Ursus maritimus) on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup , USGS biologist, and Karyn Rode, field assitant, taking field data from an immobilized large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist and Karyn Rode, a research assistant, collecting data from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist and Karyn Rhode, a research assistant, collecting data from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Tattoo kit that is used by USGS biologists to tattoo the lips of captured polar bears for future identification. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) come to the surface of the Beaufort Sea using a wide open lead that has formed in the sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup. lead biologist for the USGS leans out of a research helicopter to take aim at a running polar bear to be darted for data collection. Beaufort sea ice in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) newly painted with an identifying number on her back, stands in a groggy, disoriented state having just emerged from an immobilizing drug used by USGS biologists to perform field research. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist  taking measurements of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York a USGS biologist  collecting data from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant, prepare a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to start doing their research. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, biologist for the USGS,  prepares a male polar bear to extract a tooth used to  age the animal. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A snowy day on the streets of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Karyn Rode and Dr. Steve Amstrup prepare a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for a test called Body Mass Index (BMI). Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) losing coordination from the immobilizing drug he was darted with finally tips over and is down. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup. lead biologist for the USGS, leans out of a research helicopter to take aim at a running polar bear to be darted for data collection on the Beaufort sea ice.
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  • A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), dazed and weak from an immobilizing drug she received from Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist. Beaufrot Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) makes tracks in the snow. These tracks are important for being able to find the bears on the ice for darting and capturing. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A Ringed Seal near its hole on the Beaufort Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Eve Ahlers on the steps of the Kaktovik Presbyterian church in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist, removes a pre-vestigal tooth from a large male polar bear. The tooth is a  nonfunctional and is used to precisely age the animal. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup with a tranqulized polar bear ( Ursus maritimus) on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist, checks the data base field book that details polar bear captures since 1967 of the Beaufort Sea region. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist takes weight measurements of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Blood samples from polar bear #20571, captured on the Beaufort Sea, prepared by Katrina Knott will eventually   be sent to Fairbanks, Alaska for further analysis. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) come to the surface of the Beaufort Sea using a wide open lead that has formed in the sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A young Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) identified by his darker gray coloration, comes to the surface of the Beaufort Sea using a newly formed lead to maneuver through the ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A young Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) identified by his darker gray coloration, comes to the surface of the Beaufort Sea using a newly formed lead to maneuver through the ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup. lead biologist for the USGS leans out of a research helicopter to take aim at a running polar bear to be darted for data collection. Beaufort sea ice in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup. lead biologist for the USGS leans out of a research helicopter to take aim at a running polar bear to be darted for data collection. Beaufort sea ice in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist organizing field gear in the garage of the field research station in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) lies spread out over the ice of the Beaufort sea. He's immobilized from a tranquilizer and on the verge of waking after USGS biologists have performed their field tests on him. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) gets to her feet, still groggy from the tranquilizing drug used to immobilize her for field data collection by USGS biologist Geoff York. A number has been painted on her back for easy identification from the air that she's already been captured this season. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, a research assistant, collecting data from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York ,a USGS biologist, collecting data from a polar bear  (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York ,a USGS biologist, collecting data from a polar bear  (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York ,a USGS biologist, collecting data from a polar bear  (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist prepares a polar bears lip for tattooing with an identifying number, The tattoo is a way to scientifically ID the particular animal for future reference. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York a USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant,  prepare a polar bear to start doing their research. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) having just been darted with an immobilizing drug, stands shaky and ready to go down against the beautiful backdrop of the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Katrina Knott, a research assistant for the USGS takes weight measurements  of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, biologist for USGS, prepares a polar bear to start doing research. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) makes tracks in the snow. these tracks are important for being able to find the bears on the ice for darting and capture. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A view of the homey atmosphere at the Waldo Arms Hotel in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A view of the homey atmosphere at the Waldo Arms Hotel in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Pastor Mary Ann Warden and Eve Ahlers, on the steps of the Kaktovik Presbyterian Church, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup prepares the lip of a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to be tattooed. Beaufort Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Ice formations on the pack ice of the Beaufort Sea near Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist, prepares a dart to be used to tranquilize a polar bear. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • The claws, paw of a female polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) lies immobilized on ice of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup, lead USGS polar bear biologist prepares for a day of field work in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Polar bear radio collars at the USGS field station in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant, taking measurements of a sedated polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist  taking measurements of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant, taking measurements of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) they've darted on the Beaufort Sea pack ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant, prepare a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to start doing their research. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist, works to attach ear tags to a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus)  on the Beaufort Sea ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A snowy day on the streets of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Kristin Simac, researach assitant, and Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist, prepare a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for data collection Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) lies immobilized on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant,  taking data from a sedated polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the foreground while another bear sedated earlier slowly get to its feet in the background. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York a USGS biologist prepares a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to start doing his research. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Viles used to capture blood from a polar bear. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A snowy day on the streets of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A snowy day on the streets of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) lies immobilized on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) tracks on a newly frozen lead on the Beaufort Sea ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup , lead USGS biologist, paints a number on the back of an immobilized large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) that was darted for research purposes. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist and Katrina Knott, research assistant, prepare a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to start doing their research.  This female bear will receive a radio collar for future tracking.  Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, USGS biologist, checks the ear tag of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) darted from the air for data collection. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist, weighs a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice pack. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) makes tracks in the snow. These tracks are important for being able to find the bears on the ice for darting and capturing. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A snowy day on the streets of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Karyn Rode and Dr. Steve Amstrup prepare a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for a test called Body Mass Index (BMI). Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Karyn Rode and Dr. Steve Amstrup prepare a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for a test called Body Mass Index (BMI). Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup , USGS biologist and Karyn Rode, field assitant, taking field data from an immobilized large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Kaktovik, Alaska..
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  • Steve Amstrup and Geoff York, USGS biologists, taking field data from an immobilized large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Kaktovik, Alaska..
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  • Steve Amstrup and Geoff York, USGS biologists, taking field data from an immobilized large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) losing coordination from the immobilizing drug he was darted with. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup. lead biologist for the USGS leans out of a research helicopter to take aim at a running polar bear to be darted for data collection. Beaufort sea ice in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York ,a USGS biologist, collecting data from a polar bear  (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Ice formations stacked up on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Geoff York, a USGS biologist  collecting data from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the Beaufort Sea ice. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • The back of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) paw. Kaktovik, Alaska
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  • A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) dazed and weak from an immobilizing drug she received from Dr. Steve Amstrup, USGS biologist. Beaufrot Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Dr. Steve Amstrup prepares the lip of a large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) to be tattooed. Beaufort Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Kristin Simac takes steady aim to dart a polar bear from the capture helicopter. Beaufort Sea ice pack, Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) lies tranquilized on the ice pack of the Beaufort Sea. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • A large male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) losing coordination from the immobilizing drug he was darted with. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Steve Amstrup, lead polar bear biologist for the USGS prepares a dart that will be filled with telezol, an imobilizing drug. Kaktovik, Alaska.
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  • Kristin Simac, USGS biologist, assistant to Dr. Steve Amstrup, taking blood from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus).  Kaktovik, Alaska.
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