ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Alaska state biologist Sean Farley draws a sedative into a syringe to immobilize the bear July 10. Farley teamed up with Elmendorf military conservation agents to tag and collar the bear with a GPS locator to track its movements throughout the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Carbajal)
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Alaska state biologist Sean Farley and Staff Sgt. Brian Cole prepare to put ear tags on the sedated bear July 10. Farley teamed up with Elmendorf military conservation agents to tag and collar the bear with a GPS locator to track its movements throughout the state. Cole is a member of the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Carbajal)
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Herman Griese and Alaska state biologist Sean Farley prepare to extract blood from a sedated bear July 10. Farley teamed up with Elmendorf military conservation agents to collar the bear with a GPS locator to track its movements throughout the state. Griese is an Elmendorf wildlife biologist with the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Carbajal)
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Alaska state biologist Sean Farley checks the teeth of a sedated bear July 10. Farley teamed up with Elmendorf military conservation agents to tag and collar the bear with a GPS locator to track its movements throughout the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Carbajal)