Behavioral response of polar bears to aircraft activity on the northern coast of Alaska

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: Quigley, Gwendolyn, Brinkman, Todd J., Wilson, Ryan, Christ, Aaron
• Other Authors: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Barrier Island; Barrier Islands; Beaufort Sea; Sea ice; Ursus maritimus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22554

Abstract The rapid loss of arctic sea ice is forcing a larger proportion of the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) population to spend more time on land, increasing chances of negative interactions between people and bears. In the United States, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MM...