Data Used to Assess the Acute Physiological Response of Polar Bears to Helicopter Capture

Levels of blood biochemical markers (n = 50 bears) related to elevated body temperature and stress for testing whether these markers were influenced by the duration of helicopter operations

This dataset is in five tables with data from ecophysiological studies of free-ranging polar bears of the Southern Beaufort Sea subpopulation. They were equipped with high-resolution activity sensors, body temperature loggers, and GPS satellite-telemetry collars, to compare physiological state and activity of bears during natural behavior with that experienced by bears during helicopter recapture events (n = 14 bears). The data include: rectal temperatures for comparison to temperatures recorded by implanted loggers, levels of blood biochemical markers (n = 50 bears) related to elevated body temperature and stress for testing whether these markers were influenced by the duration of helicopter operations, ambient temperature, and dose of the immobilization drug.

Category: Animal


ID Bear ID Date and time UTC Event Rectal temperature
1 42 Oct. 8, 2008, 7:38 p.m. first sighting 0.0
2 42 Oct. 8, 2008, 7:43 p.m. ataxia 0.0
3 42 Oct. 8, 2008, 7:44 p.m. down 0.0
4 42 Oct. 8, 2008, 7:53 p.m. rectal temp 38.9
5 44 Oct. 10, 2008, 8:35 p.m. first sighting 0.0
6 44 Oct. 10, 2008, 8:46 p.m. ataxia 0.0
7 44 Oct. 10, 2008, 9:14 p.m. down 0.0
8 44 Oct. 10, 2008, 9:55 p.m. rectal temp 37.5
9 50 Oct. 17, 2008, 5:47 p.m. first sighting 0.0
10 50 Oct. 17, 2008, 6:09 p.m. down 0.0
11 46 Oct. 18, 2008, 7:22 p.m. first sighting 0.0
12 46 Oct. 18, 2008, 7:40 p.m. ataxia 0.0
13 46 Oct. 18, 2008, 7:46 p.m. down 0.0
14 46 Oct. 18, 2008, 8:09 p.m. rectal temp 38.7
15 19 Oct. 19, 2008, 8:35 p.m. first sighting 0.0
16 19 Oct. 19, 2008, 8:56 p.m. ataxia 0.0
17 19 Oct. 19, 2008, 8:57 p.m. down 0.0
18 31 Oct. 20, 2008, 6:48 p.m. first sighting 0.0
19 31 Oct. 20, 2008, 7:19 p.m. ataxia 0.0
20 31 Oct. 20, 2008, 7:20 p.m. down 0.0
21 31 Oct. 20, 2008, 7:46 p.m. rectal temp 37.5
22 22 Oct. 26, 2008, 9:36 p.m. first sighting 0.0
23 22 Oct. 26, 2008, 9:45 p.m. ataxia 0.0
24 22 Oct. 26, 2008, 9:46 p.m. down 0.0
25 22 Oct. 26, 2008, 10:03 p.m. rectal temp 40.2
26 24 Oct. 3, 2009, 6:24 p.m. first sighting 0.0
27 24 Oct. 3, 2009, 6:48 p.m. down 0.0
28 24 Oct. 3, 2009, 7:18 p.m. rectal temp 38.9
29 34 Oct. 7, 2009, 7:25 p.m. first sighting 0.0
30 34 Oct. 7, 2009, 7:48 p.m. ataxia 0.0
31 34 Oct. 7, 2009, 7:55 p.m. down 0.0
32 34 Oct. 7, 2009, 8:33 p.m. rectal temp 37.4
33 18 Oct. 7, 2009, 8:43 p.m. first sighting 0.0
34 18 Oct. 7, 2009, 9:04 p.m. ataxia 0.0
35 18 Oct. 7, 2009, 9:06 p.m. down 0.0
36 18 Oct. 7, 2009, 9:26 p.m. rectal temp 39.9
37 8 Oct. 10, 2009, 7:28 p.m. first sighting 0.0
38 8 Oct. 10, 2009, 7:40 p.m. down 0.0
39 8 Oct. 10, 2009, 8:27 p.m. rectal temp 37.5
40 29 Oct. 11, 2009, 6:45 p.m. first sighting 0.0
41 29 Oct. 11, 2009, 6:52 p.m. ataxia 0.0
42 29 Oct. 11, 2009, 6:56 p.m. down 0.0
43 29 Oct. 11, 2009, 7:05 p.m. rectal temp 34.7
44 51 Oct. 12, 2009, 12:01 a.m. rectal temp 37.1
45 51 Oct. 12, 2009, 10:11 p.m. first sighting 0.0
46 51 Oct. 12, 2009, 11:32 p.m. down 0.0
47 52 Oct. 18, 2009, 6:47 p.m. first sighting 0.0
48 52 Oct. 18, 2009, 7:03 p.m. ataxia 0.0
49 52 Oct. 18, 2009, 7:13 p.m. down 0.0
50 52 Oct. 18, 2009, 7:38 p.m. rectal temp 36.9