NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund

Project Title: Optimizing a Technique for Detecting and Monitoring Polar Bear Dens in the Arctic Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (AK)

Organization:

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Project ID:

0801.16.050059

Award Amount:

$129118.00

Location:

Our experimental sites will be located on the North Slope of Alaska. Effort will be concentrated in and around oil fields. We have received a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flight missions in this area.