Conservationists actually have a reason for such leaps of joy, because it seems that Arctic foxes in the Scandinavian north are slowly recovering. A den was also discovered again in northwestern Finland. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Arctic foxes are true Arctic residents....
The population of Arctic foxes rises and falls with the availability of their prey. More voles and lemmings mean more foxes, which increases the likelihood of rabies spreading. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger Rabies outbreaks among Arctic foxes in the Canadian Arctic have...
Arctic foxes also roam human settlements in search of food, where there have been several encounters with rabid animals in recent months. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger Since last November, the government of Nunavut, Canada, has recorded six rabies cases in Arctic foxes...
In search of food, a polar fox has found a way to the airport grounds of Longyearbyen and has since made air traffic unsafe and puts itself in great danger. Photo: Michael Wenger If you travel to Svalbard by plane, with a little luck you can already observe some...
Arctic foxes are very agile and fast animals. it is known that they can migrate long distances. But one animal puts everything known so far in the shade. Picture: Michael Wenger Arctic foxes, along with polar bears, are the only land predators that also travel on the...