Excavation of an Arctic Fox, Alopex lagopus, den by a Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus

Authors

  • Evan S. Richardson Canadian Wildlife Service, 5320-122 St., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5
  • Ryan K. Brook Faculty of Environment, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i4.63

Keywords:

Arctic Fox, Alopex lagopus, Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, den, behaviour, Hudson Bay, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba

Abstract

We observed a Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) excavating an Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) den on 24 June 1998, 3 km inland from the Hudson Bay coast (58°40'N, 93°12'W), near Cape Churchill in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba. To our knowledge this is the first observed excavation of an Arctic Fox den by a Polar Bear.

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Vol. 118 No. 4 (2004)

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