Tracking Data Releases
Science Center Objects
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, has previously released tracking data sets of polar bears, walrus, and Greater White-fronted goose.
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
| Chukchi Sea Polar Bear Location Data 1985-1996 | Tracking Maps | Data |
| Locations Collected 1985-2015 from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) with Dependent Young Instrumented in the Southern Beaufort Sea with Satellite-linked Transmitters by the USGS | Tracking Maps | Data |
| GPS and Argos Location Data from Adult Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014 | Tracking Maps | Data |
| Polar Bear Distribution and Habitat Resource Selection Data, Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 1985-2016 | Tracking Maps | Data |
Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
| Walrus Bayesian State-space Model Output from the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012 | Tracking Maps | Data |
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
| Satellite Telemetry Data for Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) Captured on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, 2013-2017 | Tracking Maps | Data |
Date published: July 31, 2019
Status: Active USGS Alaska Science Center Wildlife Tracking Data Collection
Understanding the short- and long-distance movements of wildlife is critical for a wide variety of ecological research questions and management decisions. Since the mid-1980s, the USGS Alaska Science Center has used information from telemetry devices on wildlife species to determine locations of animals throughout their annual cycles, understand patterns of habitat use, quantify time spent on...
Contacts: Lee Tibbitts, David Douglas