Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) {!--북극곰--> Steve Amstrup of USFWS with large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. This sedated male was ready for the WWF with a 45 inch neck and weighing about 1400 pounds.
Image ID: anim0036, NOAA's Ark (Animals) Collection
Location: Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Photo Date: 1982 May
Photographer: Captain Budd Christman, NOAA Corps
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/