Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska

We describe several encounters between Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) and Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) that were observed at Katmai National Park and Preserve in southwest Alaska. Katmai Brown Bears and Gray Wolves were observed interacting in a variety of behavioral modes that ranged from agonistic to tol...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Smith, Tom S., Partridge, Steven T., Schoen, John W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2004
Subjects:
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
interactions
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Alaska
gray wolf
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/922
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i2.922
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Summary:We describe several encounters between Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) and Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) that were observed at Katmai National Park and Preserve in southwest Alaska. Katmai Brown Bears and Gray Wolves were observed interacting in a variety of behavioral modes that ranged from agonistic to tolerant. These observations provide additional insight regarding the behavioral plasticity associated with bear-wolf interactions.

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