The Arctic fox population in Iceland is in decline for the very first time since monitoring began in 1979, reports Vísir. The arctic fox is the only species of land mammal native to Iceland.
Read more: Five Icelandic fox cubs find new homes in Scandinavian zoos
According to Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, a mammal ecologist with the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, the arctic fox population in Iceland had been growing steadily up until 2010, when it suddenly crashed.
Read more: The Arctic fox population in Iceland in decline
Although the cause of the population’s rapid decline is unknown, researchers believe it could be due to climate change, lack of prey or mercury pollution.
The Arctic fox population in Iceland is in decline for the very first time since monitoring began in 1979, reports Vísir. The arctic fox is the only species of land mammal native to Iceland.
Read more: Five Icelandic fox cubs find new homes in Scandinavian zoos
According to Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, a mammal ecologist with the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, the arctic fox population in Iceland had been growing steadily up until 2010, when it suddenly crashed.
Read more: The Arctic fox population in Iceland in decline
Although the cause of the population’s rapid decline is unknown, researchers believe it could be due to climate change, lack of prey or mercury pollution.
