Polar Bear Non-Invasive Genetic Sampling
| North Slope Borough Contact | Andy Von Duyke |
| Collaborators | NSB, ADF&G, WWF |
| Funding | NSB, Shell Baseline Studies, ADF&G, WWF |
Project Description:
Develop non-invasive genetic sampling methods to determine occupancy, document movement, and improve abundance estimation of Chukchi Sea polar bears.
Publications:
- Von Duyke, A., et al. 2016. Use of hair to non-invasively sample DNA from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas: Project status update 2016. Report prepared for the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management. Revised February, 2017.
- Titus, K., et al. 2017. Non-invasive genetic sampling of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) along the Chukchi Sea coast of Alaska. Poster presented at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, January 2017.
