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Arctic Fox in Canada
The colour-changing survivor — a compact fox that turns white in winter and brown in summer across the far north.
The species
The Arctic fox is superbly adapted to the coldest places on Earth — the only canid native to Iceland and a survivor of temperatures below minus 50°C. Its thick fur changes colour with the seasons: white in winter for snow camouflage, brown-grey in summer against tundra rock.
Habitat in Canada
Arctic tundra and coastal ice across Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Scandinavia, and Russia hold Arctic foxes. They den in eskers and riverbanks, and range widely following lemming cycles and carrion availability.
Where to spot one
Churchill, Manitoba
Hudson Bay Coast
The polar bear capital of the world — bears gather on the tundra each autumn waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze.
Banff & Jasper National Parks
Alberta
Rocky Mountain wilderness — elk, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, and turquoise lakes beneath glacier peaks.
Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario
Classic Canadian Shield country — moose in misty lakes at dawn, loons on the water, wolves howling at night.
Great Bear Rainforest
British Columbia
Temperate rainforest coast — grizzlies fishing salmon, humpback whales offshore, and the rare white spirit bear.
Conservation status
Arctic foxes are Least Concern globally but the Scandinavian population is Critically Endangered. Climate change and competition from expanding red foxes threaten southern Arctic populations.
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