At-sea observations of ivory gulls ( Pagophila eburnea ) in the eastern Canadian high Arctic in 1993 and 2002 indicate a population decline

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Chardine, John W., Fontaine, Alain J., Blokpoel, Hans, Mallory, Mark, Hofmann, Theo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Canada; Eureka; Eureka Sound; Grise Fiord; Norwegian Bay; inuit; Pagophila eburnea; Polar Record; rissa tridactyla; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247404003821; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247404003821

Evidence from colony surveys and local Inuit knowledge strongly suggest that the Canadian population of ivory gulls ( Pagophila eburnea ) has declined dramatically. The observations of ivory gulls at sea presented here are consistent with this. Ivory gulls were observed during two cruises on the Rus...