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Keywords
Autumn
Bones
Bowhead whales
Day
Eating
Hunting (activity)
KWCI (GPI)
Landscapes
Low angle view
Outdoors
Polar bears
Research
Sampling (activity)
Save the Arctic (campaign title)
Seagulls
Whale Carcass in Alaska
Stranded polar bears feed on the the remains a whale carcass, left by the Inupiat whale hunters, which is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
As the bears feed they snag against the fence leaving hair samples which are then taken for DNA analysis. Scientists use the DNA to determine which bears show up, and for how long. This information can help wildlife managers minimize human-bear conflicts, and understand how the animals are faring as climate change reduces the amount of time they can spend on the sea ice hunting their preferred prey, seals, and if they are changing their behavior to adapt to the declining sea ice.
Restrictions
Ok for Greenpeace use and for approved external Greenpeace campaign related use. Contact the photographer directly or Greenpeace UK (photo.uk@greenpeace.org) for any other external licensing or sales.
Unique identifier:
GP04B4O
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
02/10/2011
Locations:
Alaska
,
Arctic
,
Arctic Coastal Plain
,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
,
Kaktovik
,
United States of America
Credit line:
© Rose Sjölander / 70°
Size:
4960px × 3307px 6MB
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
70° North - Arctic Documentation
70° North is a multimedia project documenting the impact of climate change and resources exploration in the Arctic.
Shell's plans to drill offshore in the Alaskan Arctic in 2012 has divided the native communities who now stand at a crossroads between continued benefits from industry generated revenues and protecting the marine environment they have depended on for thousands of years. Shell's proposed offshore drill site is in the path of the bowhead whale's migration route. Many Inupiat hunters are concerned about Shell's lack of spill response capabilities if licenses are granted to drill offshore in the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seas
Greenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole to save the Arctic from attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit.
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