. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2004 Smith, Partridge, and Schoen: Interactions of Bears and Wolves 249 ing salmon, both bears and wolves would leap into the stream and attempt to capture it. Both bears and wolves appeared indifferent to one another, completely fo- cused on fishing. Similarly, in August 1992, NPS rangers B. Holmes and S. Klenzendorf observed a lone wolf and several bears fishing in close association for 2 h at Margo Creek (155° 03' W, 58° 29' N) in the western portion of Katmai National Park. At 1210 h on 13 August, an old female Brown Bear was fishing when a wolf ap- peared
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2004 Smith, Partridge, and Schoen: Interactions of Bears and Wolves 249 ing salmon, both bears and wolves would leap into the stream and attempt to capture it. Both bears and wolves appeared indifferent to one another, completely fo- cused on fishing. Similarly, in August 1992, NPS rangers B. Holmes and S. Klenzendorf observed a lone wolf and several bears fishing in close association for 2 h at Margo Creek (155° 03' W, 58° 29' N) in the western portion of Katmai National Park. At 1210 h on 13 August, an old female Brown Bear was fishing when a wolf ap- peared suddenly on the riverbank, watched the bear, and then sat down. The wolf was moderate in size and of gray coloration. The wolf wandered in the direction of the bear, entered the creek and retrieved a spawn- ing Red Salmon {Oncorhynchus nerka). As the wolf fed, the bear wandered downstream towards the wolf. Consequently, the wolf abandoned its catch, moved quickly away, picked up another salmon, and then moved into the nearby White Spruce (Picea glauca) forest. At 1245 h, the wolf reappeared from the forest, plunged into the creek and emerged with a live salmon. Carrying the salmon in its mouth, the wolf disappeared again into the heavy cover of the forest. At 1255 h, the wolf reappeared and entered the creek in search of sal- mon. As the wolf waded about searching for fish, the same bear waded downstream until she and the wolf were about 20 m apart. In apparent response, the wolf abruptly ceased fishing, climbed out of the river and sat and watched the bear as it sought fish in that section of stream. Twenty minutes later, the wolf moved up- stream and caught a salmon. As the wolf fed, a large adult male bear suddenly appeared thus causing the wolf to leave the area. The large male bear quickly caught a fish, then left the river, at which time the wolf reappeared. Moments later, the wolf caught a fish then reentered the forest. The observers left at 1402 h, im- pressed with t
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