00:00Well, the fact that it's a boar, what they're going to do is actually just take some DNA
00:07samples.
00:08Those DNA samples are going to be really important for the next generations of cubs.
00:12They'll be able to track them back and see how many cubs this particular boar size, where
00:16those cubs are, which will help us to determine the landscape that he covers.
00:20And, you know, just some really, really good science is going to come from this exercise.
00:25So Alicia is about to put a tag in this bear's ear.
00:28And the main reason for doing that is to identify that this is a bear that has been drugged.
00:34And so if anyone were to harvest this bear, if anyone were to take this bear on a hunt
00:39and want to eat the meat, they can look at the, they can call the department, they can
00:43see the number of this tag, know when this bear was actually darted and know when it's
00:48going to be safe for this meat to be consumed.
00:50So just another step for the welfare of the wildlife and the welfare of the people.
00:55I'm about to take a hair sample.
00:57That way we can get some, do some genetic testing on her.
00:59Okay, cool.
01:00Cool.
01:01And sometimes it's easiest to get a good hair sample off of the belly or the underside,
01:06because what's important with a hair sample is to get the follicles.
01:10They're going to test the very tip of that hair where it comes out of the skin.
01:13This is tough, tough hair, isn't it?
01:15It doesn't come out very easily.
01:19We have a real collaboration with the state of Utah biologists, with the federal government,
01:24with private citizens, with the houndsmen in the state of Utah.
01:27And we all work together to understand the biology of the species so we can better manage
01:32and conserve those species.
01:38The reversal's in and we've got about five to 10 minutes before he wakes up.
01:41So we got to get out of here so that way he can wake up.
01:43Perfect.
01:44He may be grumpy when he wakes up.
01:45Or a little woozy, one of the two.
01:46So let's get out of here.
01:47Okay.
01:54To ensure that the bear wakes up safely, we quickly move it to a drier area away from
02:05the creek.
02:24I realize that with landowners like Daniel Richens, with houndsmen like Corey and Brian
02:29and Jared working so hard to catch these bears, with these dedicated vets and researchers,
02:36it made me realize that with this many people dedicating their time and dedicating their
02:41efforts to the welfare of the species, then truly these bears have got a very bright future
02:47here in Utah.
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