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POV Polar Bear Collar Cam B-roll 2019, 2021, and 2022

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This is B-roll video of POV Polar Bear Collar Cam B-roll 2019, 2021, and 2022. 

First slide after large black USGS logo: Polar bears equipped with GPS-enabled video camera collars that show the bear’s point-of-view. This video was collected as part of a study measuring the energy expenditure, behavior, movement, and body composition changes of polar bears on land in Wapusk National Park Canada, between August and September 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Point-of-view from an adult male polar bear resting on land, September 1-8, 2022 (00:00 - 00:40)

Polar bear watching the coast while lying on land in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 8, 2022. (00:40 - 00:46)

Polar bear resting on land in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 11, 2022. (00:46 - 00:51)

Polar bear watching another bear while on land in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 13, 2022. (00:52 - 00:57)

Polar bear walking along the coast in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 13, 2022. (00:58 - 01:09)

Polar bear standing on the coast in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 13, 2022 (01:09 - 01:15)

Polar bear standing in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 14, 2022. (01:15 - 01:20)

Polar bear eating a bird carcass in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 14, 2022. (01:21 - 01:26)

Polar bear standing on the coast in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 14, 2022. (01:27 - 01:32)

Polar bear walking along the coast in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 14, 2022. (01:32 - 01:38)

Polar bear resting on land in Wapusk National Park Canada on September 15, 2022. (01:38 - 01:44)

Point-of-view video of an adult female polar bear carrying a seal carcass while swimming in Hudson Bay, Canada on September 6, 2019. (01:44 - 02:24)

Adult male polar bear interacting with two other bears while on land near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on September 16, 2022. (02:24 - 02:30)

Polar bear near a bird carcass while on land near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on September 18, 2022. (02:30 - 02:36)

Adult male polar bear interacting with two other bears in the ocean near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on September 18, 2022. (02:36 - 02:41)

Adult male polar bear interacting with another bear in the ocean near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on September 18, 2022. (02:42 - 02:59)

Polar bear watching a gray wolf while on land near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on September 20, 2022. (02:59 - 03:05)

Adult female polar bear chewing on caribou antlers in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 4, 2021. (03:05 - 03:11)

Adult female polar bear eating berries in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 4-8, 2021. (03:11 - 03:20)

Adult female polar bear eating grass in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 9, 2021. (03:20 - 03:25)

Subadult male polar bear eating a bird carcass in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 3, 2021. (03:26 - 03:43)

Adult female polar bear eating vegetation in Wapusk National Park, Canada on August 31 and September 1, 2021. (03:43 - 04:00)

Adult female polar bear walking near a den site in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 1, 2021. (04:01 - 04:06)

Adult female polar bear eating berries in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 2, 2021. (04:06 - 04:12)

Adult female polar bear eating berries in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 3, 2021. (04:13 - 04:24)

Adult female polar bear swimming in a wetland and eating vegetation in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 4, 2021. (04:24 - 04:35)

Adult female polar bear eating berries in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 5-7, 2021. (04:36 - 04:53)

Adult female polar bear walking on land in Wapusk National Park, Canada on September 9, 2021. (04:53 - 04:59)

Subadult female polar bear swimming around a beluga carcass in Hudson Bay, Canada on August 29, 2021. (04:59 - 05:28)

Details

Length:
00:06:02

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Special thanks to: National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs grant number 2019369, Environment and Climate Change Canada, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Marine Mammals Management, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Detroit Zoological Association, Polar Bears International, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and Washington State University. 

Research was approved under permits from Parks Canada Wapusk National Park Research and Collection Permits (#WAP-2020-37418, WAP-2020- 36578) and Manitoba Species at Risk/Wildlife Scientific Permits (#SAR21014, SAR20021).