Correction to: Yes, they can: polar bears Ursus maritimus successfully hunt Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02954-w.].

Correction to: Polar Biology (2021) 44:2199–2206 10.1007/s00300-021-02954-w

In the original publication of the article, the caption of the Fig. 3 was published incorrectly.

Fig. 3 Polar bear Ursus maritimus with a killed reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus on skerries (a), dragging it on to the beach (b), eating it (c) and trying to bury it (d). Photos: P. Klicz and P. Nowosad

The correct caption is given in this correction.

The original article has been corrected.