Polar bear patrols 2014-2018

Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

This project involves: 1) implementation of a polar bear deterrence program in North Slope villages, and 2) hosting a meeting in 2014 to identify strategies for assisting the village of Kaktovik with reducing human-bear conflicts associated with ongoing meat handling practices and an increasing level of tourism/commercial filming. The project will provide public safety in communities visited by polar bears. It will also support polar bear conservation through use of non-lethal means for responding to bear encounters, as well as involve Alaska Natives in polar bear co-management, as called for under section 119 of the of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Service¿s Native American Policy.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Katherine Smiley, 907-786-3412<br/>Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov<br/>
Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov