Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 18:54
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Polar Bear Response to Sea Ice Loss

Can we see a video of you shooting a polar bear with darts?

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 19:15

Cristina Galvan

Hi,Darting the bears is something that the trained scientists from Fish and
Wildlife and USGS take care of. They have to be able to dart the bear
from a moving helicopter in a specific location on their shoulder. This
is not something that I will be trained to do. We are lucky to have two
scientists who are very good at finding and tranquilizing the bears as
part of this project - George Durner with USGS and Eric Regeher with
Fish and Wildlife Services.
I have not yet been able to see this part of the capture operation. I
am hopeful that soon I will be able to witness this part first hand.
However, there is also a National Geographic filmmaker on board who was
able to capture this on film. He will be working to create a
documentary of the trip. As I learn more about it, I'll make sure to
post information (but it will be a while for a completed project).
Thanks!
Cristina