Recent Hybridization between a Polar Bear and Grizzly Bears in the Canadian Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Pongracz, Jodie D., Paetkau, David, Branigan, Marsha, Richardson, Evan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: polar bear; Ursus maritimus; grizzly bear; Ursus arctos; hybrid; microsatellites; High Arctic; Northwest Territories; Viscount Melville Sound; ours polaire; grizzli; hybride; Extrême-Arctique; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; détroit du Vicomte de Melville; Arctic; Melville Sound; Spate; Arctique*; Inuvialuit; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67681

Grizzly bears have recently become more common on the Arctic Islands in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, concurrently with a period of environmental change. Over the last decade, grizzly bear – polar bear hybrids have been confirmed within this region, triggering extensive discussion and speculatio...