Extralimital Sighting of a Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, in Northeast Saskatchewan

Authors

  • Michael A. Goodyear Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Box 610, Churchill, Manitoba R0B 0E0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i4.817

Keywords:

Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, distribution, behaviour, Saskatchewan

Abstract

The first documented occurrence of a Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in northeastern Saskatchewan, 420 km from the western coast of Hudson Bay, is described. The bear was most likely a sub-adult male in fair condition, with respect to body fat. Early break-up of ice on Hudson Bay in the spring of 1999 may have contributed to this significant extralimital sighting.

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Vol. 117 No. 4 (2003)

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