Arctic Fox
The Arctic fox’s habitat, the Arctic Tundra is wavering in
the balance because it is being extremely weakened due to climate change. Although
various species are threatened by considerable climate change, the arctic fox has
been threatened significantly more. Arctic foxes are not endangered in all
areas, but this doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we can to save them. They are
mainly endangered in Norway despite strict hunting rules. Hunting is not the
sole culprit for the arctic fox’s endangerment. Global warming has fostered
competition between red foxes and arctic foxes. The melting of ice in the
tundra has allowed red foxes to expand their hunting range into arctic fox
territory. Climate change has diminished the territory of arctic foxes, and
because of global warming they are literally “feeling the heat”, from shrinking
snow and ice cover.
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