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

• 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

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.