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

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Barker, Oliver E., Derocher, Andrew E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: 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; Arctic; Bruns; Chevalier; Fleuve Mackenzie; Mackenzie River; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63215

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...