Anthropogenic disturbance on polar bear (2020-2022)
Behavioral response of polar bears to overhead aircraft traffic on the northern coast of Alaska
Objectives: To estimate the effects aircraft disturbance on polar bear behavior
Collaborators: Brinkman TJ (PI), Wilson R (USFWS, Co-PI)
Students: Quigley G (Co-PI)
Funding: USFWS,
Using drones to detect polar bear dens (2016-2018)
Optimizing a technique for detecting and monitoring polar bear dens in the Arctic using unmanned aircraft systems
Objectives: To estimate the effects of environmental conditions on the detection of polar bear dens using infrared cameras on the North Slope of Alaska.
Collaborators: Brinkman TJ (PI), Shideler D (Co-PI, ADFG), Perham C (Co-PI, USFWS), Brainerd S (Co-PI, ADFG)
Students: Pedersen N (Co-PI)
Funding: Defenders of Wildlife, $15,652
