Northwest Territories

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Northwest Territories; Hudson Bay; Baffin Island; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Canada; Hudson; Midwinter; Southampton Island; Simpson Peninsula; Arctic Archipelago; Baffin; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.549.888; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-2-169.pdf

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) give birth during midwinter in maternity dens dug into snowdrifts (Harington, 1968). The protection provided by the den ensures maturation of the cubs until they are sufficiently developed to follow their mothers. Since denning is necessary for polar bear reproduction,...