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

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...

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Main Authors: Barker, Oliver E., Derocher, Andrew E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63215 2023-05-15T14:19:04+02:00 Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories Barker, Oliver E. Derocher, Andrew E. 2009-09-11 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63215 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63215/47153 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63215 ARCTIC; Vol. 62 No. 3 (2009): September: 257–369; 312-316 1923-1245 0004-0843 Northwest Territories Mackenzie Delta brown bear grizzly bear Ursus arctos broad whitefish Coregonus nasus traditional knowledge predation Territoires du Nord-Ouest delta du Mackenzie ours brun grizzli corégone tschir connaissances traditionnelles info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2009 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:20:38Z 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 ecological knowledge in the Northwest Territories, accounts in the scientific literature of brown bears feeding on fish other than salmon, trout (Oncorhynchus spp.), and charr (Salvelinus spp.) are rare, particularly for North America. As a spatially concentrated, high-quality food in a resource-poor landscape, migrating broad whitefish may play an important role in the foraging ecology of some Arctic brown bears. Le 2 octobre 2007, nous avons observé au moins un ours brun (Ursus arctos) en train de s’attaquer à un corégone tschir (Coregonus nasus) et de le cacher à Pete’s Creek, un affluent du fleuve Mackenzie, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Bien que les connaissances écologiques traditionnelles des Territoires du Nord-Ouest attestent de la prédation de corégones par les ours bruns, il est rare que la documentation scientifique démontre que les ours bruns mangent du poisson autre que le saumon, la truite (Oncorhynchus spp.) et l’omble chevalier (Salvelinus spp.), particulièrement en Amérique du Nord. En tant que source alimentaire de grande qualité concentrée dans cet espace et ce paysage pauvre en ressources, le corégone tschir en migration pourrait jouer un rôle important dans l’écologie alimentaire de certains ours bruns de l’Arctique. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic brown bear Mackenzie Delta Mackenzie river Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest Ursus arctos University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Bruns ENVELOPE(-64.383,-64.383,-84.483,-84.483) Chevalier ENVELOPE(-57.831,-57.831,51.500,51.500) Fleuve Mackenzie ENVELOPE(-133.906,-133.906,69.350,69.350) Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Mackenzie River Northwest Territories ARCTIC 62 3
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topic Northwest Territories
Mackenzie Delta
brown bear
grizzly bear
Ursus arctos
broad whitefish
Coregonus nasus
traditional knowledge
predation
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
delta du Mackenzie
ours brun
grizzli
corégone tschir
connaissances traditionnelles
spellingShingle Northwest Territories
Mackenzie Delta
brown bear
grizzly bear
Ursus arctos
broad whitefish
Coregonus nasus
traditional knowledge
predation
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
delta du Mackenzie
ours brun
grizzli
corégone tschir
connaissances traditionnelles
Barker, Oliver E.
Derocher, Andrew E.
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
topic_facet Northwest Territories
Mackenzie Delta
brown bear
grizzly bear
Ursus arctos
broad whitefish
Coregonus nasus
traditional knowledge
predation
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
delta du Mackenzie
ours brun
grizzli
corégone tschir
connaissances traditionnelles
description 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 ecological knowledge in the Northwest Territories, accounts in the scientific literature of brown bears feeding on fish other than salmon, trout (Oncorhynchus spp.), and charr (Salvelinus spp.) are rare, particularly for North America. As a spatially concentrated, high-quality food in a resource-poor landscape, migrating broad whitefish may play an important role in the foraging ecology of some Arctic brown bears. Le 2 octobre 2007, nous avons observé au moins un ours brun (Ursus arctos) en train de s’attaquer à un corégone tschir (Coregonus nasus) et de le cacher à Pete’s Creek, un affluent du fleuve Mackenzie, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Bien que les connaissances écologiques traditionnelles des Territoires du Nord-Ouest attestent de la prédation de corégones par les ours bruns, il est rare que la documentation scientifique démontre que les ours bruns mangent du poisson autre que le saumon, la truite (Oncorhynchus spp.) et l’omble chevalier (Salvelinus spp.), particulièrement en Amérique du Nord. En tant que source alimentaire de grande qualité concentrée dans cet espace et ce paysage pauvre en ressources, le corégone tschir en migration pourrait jouer un rôle important dans l’écologie alimentaire de certains ours bruns de l’Arctique.
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author Barker, Oliver E.
Derocher, Andrew E.
author_facet Barker, Oliver E.
Derocher, Andrew E.
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title Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
title_short Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
title_full Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
title_fullStr Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
title_full_unstemmed Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Predation of Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories
title_sort brown bear (ursus arctos) predation of broad whitefish (coregonus nasus) in the mackenzie delta region, northwest territories
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 2009
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