Feed dispensers placed by the Västerbotten County Administrative Board have helped arctic foxes in the Västerbotten mountains find food. The species was nearly extinct in the late 1990s, but conservation efforts have succeeded, with around 277 adults now in Sweden.
Arctic foxes in Västerbotten were nearly extinct by the late 1990s. The species remains threatened and red-listed with low numbers, but supplementary measures have produced results. According to ArtDatabanken, there are about 277 adult arctic foxes in Sweden, up from 165 five years ago.
Feed dispensers have been placed by the Västerbotten County Administrative Board in the Västerbotten mountains. They are designed so only arctic foxes can access the food – red foxes and wolverines are too large. The feeders assist particularly in years with shortages of voles and lemmings.
"Arctic foxes have increased, they find food even when voles are scarce," says Åsa Granberg of the Västerbotten County Administrative Board to SVT Västerbotten.
