Anchorage Marine Mammal Tagging Factsheet - 2023

A tagged polar bear hide and tagged polar bear skull on a metal table
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Current guidelines for Fish and Wildlife Service marine mammal tagging in Anchorage

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Fact Sheet
Program
A polar bear has black eyes and nose, and small ears, in a thick pelt of white fur.
Under direction of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska is responsible for the conservation of polar bears, northern sea otters, and Pacific walruses that inhabit Alaskan waters. Our sister agency, the National...
Program
Anchorage,AK