Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories

• Main Authors: Barker, O.E., Derocher, A.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Ursus arctos; Brown bears; Coregonus nasus; Northwest Territories; Grizzly bears; Predation; Broad whitefish; Traditional knowledge; Mackenzie Delta; Arctic; Mackenzie River; brown bear; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/6dd0f644-ebcb-409d-910c-c710ea4908b5; https://doi.org/10.7939/R37V92

On 2 October 2007, we observed evidence of at least one brown bear (Ursus arctos) predating and caching broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) at Pete’s Creek, a tributary of the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories. While predation on whitefish by brown bears has been reported as traditional ecologica...