Observations of an interaction between a barren-ground Black Bear, Ursus americanus, and a Wolf, Canis lupus, at a Wolf den in northern Labrador

Observations of an interaction between a barrenground Black Bear, Ursus americanus, and a Wolf, Canis lupus, at a Wolf den in northern Labrador.Canadian Field-Naturalist 107(1): 95-97.An encounter between an adult male barren-ground Black Bear (Ursus americanus) and an adult Wolf (Canis /upus) at the Wolf's den near the Ikarut River in northern Labrador (ca.58° 09' N, 63° 05' W) on 7 July 1990 is described in which the wolf was actively aggressive and the bear responded with only low levels of defense.