Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories ...

• Main Authors: Barker, O.E., Derocher, A.E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta Library 2009
• Subjects: Ursus arctos; Brown bears; Coregonus nasus; Northwest Territories; Grizzly bears; Predation; Broad whitefish; Traditional knowledge; Mackenzie Delta; Arctic; Mackenzie River; brown bear; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r37v92; https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/15947

On 2 October 2007, we observed evidence of at least one brown bear (Ursus arctos) predating and caching broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) at Pete’s Creek, a tributary of the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories. While predation on whitefish by brown bears has been reported as traditional ecologica...