Global News - May 2008
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Experts voice concerns about Scandinavian arctic fox survival
Wed 28 May 2008 14:00 UK — Europe,Other
While initial conservation efforts to save the arctic fox appear to be successful, more action is needed to protect the species from extinction, a new report has stated.
Reuters reported that the Swedish-Finnish-Norwegian Arctic Fox Project has managed to double the number of breeding foxes over the last decade.
Professor Anders Angerbjorn explained to the news agency: "We have succeeded in saving the arctic fox and getting the population to grow."
However, there are still only 355 individual animals left in the wild in Sweden and the Nordic region and experts are concerned that this is not enough to guarantee long-term survival.
A report seen by the news agency explained: "The stock is still too small for a species that earlier existed over a greater part of the moorlands.
"Active support measures are needed to increase the arctic fox's ability to meet rising and falling food supply."
While around 100,000 arctic foxes survive across the globe, their numbers in Scandinavian nations were decimated by hunters in the early 20th century. Now, climate change is also threatening their survival in the region.
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