Extralimital Sighting of a Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, in Northeast Saskatchewan

The first documented occurrence of a Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in northeastern Saskatchewan, 420 km from the western coast of Hudson Bay, is described. The bear was most likely a sub-adult male in fair condition, with respect to body fat. Early break-up of ice on Hudson Bay in the spring of 1999...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Author: Goodyear, Michael A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2003
Subjects:
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
distribution
behaviour
Saskatchewan
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/817
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i4.817
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Summary:The first documented occurrence of a Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in northeastern Saskatchewan, 420 km from the western coast of Hudson Bay, is described. The bear was most likely a sub-adult male in fair condition, with respect to body fat. Early break-up of ice on Hudson Bay in the spring of 1999 may have contributed to this significant extralimital sighting.

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