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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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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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/922 2023-05-15T15:49:03+02:00 Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska Smith, Tom S. Partridge, Steven T. Schoen, John W. 2004-04-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/922 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i2.922 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/922/923 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/922 doi:10.22621/cfn.v118i2.922 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 118 No. 2 (2004); 247-250 0008-3550 Brown Bear Ursus arctos Gray Wolf Canis lupus interactions Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2004 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i2.922 2021-09-02T18:54:12Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus gray wolf Ursus arctos Alaska The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 118 2 247
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topic Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
interactions
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Alaska
spellingShingle Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
interactions
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Alaska
Smith, Tom S.
Partridge, Steven T.
Schoen, John W.
Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
topic_facet Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
interactions
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Alaska
description 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.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Smith, Tom S.
Partridge, Steven T.
Schoen, John W.
author_facet Smith, Tom S.
Partridge, Steven T.
Schoen, John W.
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title Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
title_short Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
title_full Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
title_fullStr Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
title_full_unstemmed Interactions of Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
title_sort interactions of brown bears, ursus arctos, and gray wolves, canis lupus, at katmai national park and preserve, alaska
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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url https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/922
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Alaska
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