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Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bear Mark Recapture Data, 2000-2023

April 30, 2025

This dataset is one table with data collected and derived from polar bears sampled in Alaska from the Southern Beaufort Sea subpopulation during 2000-2023. Collected data includes individual identity, location of observation, observation type, estimated birth year, and demographic information. Data were collected from polar bears that were captured, remotely sampled using biopsy darts, non-invasively sampled using hair-snags, and observed but not sampled. The data will be used, in conjunction with similar data collected in Canada, to estimate the abundance of polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea and Northern Beaufort Sea subpopulations from 2001-2023.

Publication Year 2025
Title Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bear Mark Recapture Data, 2000-2023
DOI 10.5066/P13TKJA6
Authors Polar Bear Research Program USGS Alaska Science Center, Todd C Atwood
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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