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A pilot(less) study on the use of an unmanned aircraft system for studying polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2270-0

Published Online: 2018-02-22

Published Print: 2018-05

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Authors

Barnas, Andrew F. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-4666
Felege, Christopher J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-219X
Rockwell, Robert F. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9394-8623
Ellis-Felege, Susan N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4534-0055
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

North Dakota EPSCoR (IIA-1355466)

Arctic Goose Joint Venture

Central Flyway Council

Mississippi Flyway Council

North Dakota View Scholarship

University of North Dakota College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology, University of North Dakota

Parks Canada
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Article History

Received: 10 November 2017

Revised: 21 January 2018

Accepted: 23 January 2018

First Online: 22 February 2018

Compliance with ethical standards

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: The authors have no conflicts of interest or competing interests to declare. UAS flight operations were approved by Transport Canada in accordance with a Special Flight Operations Certificate (File: 5802-11-302, ATS: 15-16-00058646, RDIMS: 11717338), Wapusk National Park permit WAP-2015-18846, and the University of North Dakota Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approval#A3917-01, protocol#1505-2.