Observations of Polar Bear Predatory Behaviour toward Caribou

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Brook, Ryan K., Richardson, Evan S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
• Subjects: polar bear; Ursus maritimus; caribou; Rangifer tarandus; predation; Hudson Bay; Manitoba; Wapusk National Park; ours polaire; prédation; baie d’Hudson; parc national Wapusk; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Hudson; Arctic; Wapusk national park
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63760

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed unsuccessfully stalking and chasing caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in western Hudson Bay. Before chasing the caribou, the polar bear appeared to make use of wind direction and vegetation cover in order to move close to them. While there have been very few doc...