Human-Bear Conflict

OPTIMIZING A TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING POLAR BEAR DENS IN THE ARCTIC USING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

Goal: To estimate the effects of environmental conditions on detection of polar bear dens using infrared cameras on the North Slope of Alaska.

DEN CONFIRMATION WITH DOGS

$15,652 awarded
2016-18

PI: Brinkman, TJ
Co-PIs: Pedersen, N
Shideler, D
Perham, C
Brainerd, S

DEN SURVEYS WITH DRONES

Bear Den Detection with Dogs

Video courtesy of Co-PI and Masters student Nils Pedersen, from the Human Dimensions of Wildife Lab at UAF.

Footage courtesy of Co-PI and Masters student Nils Pedersen, from the Human Dimensions of Wildife Lab at UAF.