Vet Rolf Arne Olberg checks if a polar bear is properly sedated
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Heli Routti (L) and Laura Pirard studying polar bear fat samples
Measuring a male polar bear in eastern Svalbard
A male polar bear walking on sea ice in Svalbard
The icebreaker Kronprins Haakon in eastern Svalbard
With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear.
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