An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Derocher, A.E.
  • Stone, I.R.

• A case of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism is reported from Phippsøya, Svalbard. In this instance, a cub of some 7 months was killed by an adult male bear, which was in poor condition, in the close proximity of the mother,which was also in poor condition. It seems probable that the attack was made for nutritional gain.

• Date created

  2007

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Ursus maritimus
  • Trends
  • Population ecology
  • Beaufort Sea

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R31G4H

• License

  Copyright © 2007 Cambridge University Press