Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) on September 3rd 2018 near Skansbukta, central Svalbard. A well-developed male was observed to rest nearby and feed on fresh reindeer carcass. Polar bear hunting a reindeer is rather an exceptio...

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Main Author: Kavan, Jan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2018
Subjects:
p olar bear
feeding behaviour
reindeer
climate change
Svalbard
Skansbukta
Rangifer tarandus
Sea ice
svalbard reindeer
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12931
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spelling ftmasarykunivojs:oai:ojs.journals.muni.cz:article/12931 2023-05-15T18:04:11+02:00 Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend? Kavan, Jan 2018-07-01 application/pdf http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12931 eng eng Masaryk Univerzity http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12931/11283 http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12931 Copyright (c) 2020 Czech Polar Reports https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Czech Polar Reports; Vol 8 No 2 (2018); 243-248 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2018); 243-248 1805-0697 1805-0689 p olar bear feeding behaviour reindeer climate change info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftmasarykunivojs 2022-06-26T10:16:39Z A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) on September 3rd 2018 near Skansbukta, central Svalbard. A well-developed male was observed to rest nearby and feed on fresh reindeer carcass. Polar bear hunting a reindeer is rather an exceptional behaviour at present, but could become more frequent with drastic decline of sea ice and thus loss of traditional hunting areas with presence of seals – the usual prey. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Sea ice Svalbard svalbard reindeer Ursus maritimus Masaryk University Journals Svalbard Skansbukta ENVELOPE(16.026,16.026,78.516,78.516)
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feeding behaviour
reindeer
climate change
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feeding behaviour
reindeer
climate change
Kavan, Jan
Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
topic_facet p olar bear
feeding behaviour
reindeer
climate change
description A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) on September 3rd 2018 near Skansbukta, central Svalbard. A well-developed male was observed to rest nearby and feed on fresh reindeer carcass. Polar bear hunting a reindeer is rather an exceptional behaviour at present, but could become more frequent with drastic decline of sea ice and thus loss of traditional hunting areas with presence of seals – the usual prey.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Kavan, Jan
author_facet Kavan, Jan
author_sort Kavan, Jan
title Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
title_short Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
title_full Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
title_fullStr Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
title_full_unstemmed Observation of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
title_sort observation of polar bear (ursus maritimus) feeding on svalbard reindeer (rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) – exceptional behaviour or upcoming trend?
publisher Masaryk Univerzity
publishDate 2018
url http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12931
long_lat ENVELOPE(16.026,16.026,78.516,78.516)
geographic Svalbard
Skansbukta
geographic_facet Svalbard
Skansbukta
genre Rangifer tarandus
Sea ice
Svalbard
svalbard reindeer
Ursus maritimus
genre_facet Rangifer tarandus
Sea ice
Svalbard
svalbard reindeer
Ursus maritimus
op_source Czech Polar Reports; Vol 8 No 2 (2018); 243-248
Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2018); 243-248
1805-0697
1805-0689
op_relation http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12931/11283
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