From 1998 to 2008, a total of 241 Arctic fox litters were registered in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Of these, 111 were in Norway and 130 in Sweden. Only one litter was registered in Finland.
In 2009, no litters were registered in Norway, due to the collapse of populations of lemmings and other small rodents in 2008/2009. In Sweden only two litters were registered, and in both cases pup mortality was very high. No litters have been registered in Finland since the late 1990s.
The Arctic fox is critically endangered: this species and the wolf are Norway’s most seriously threatened mammals. Despite many years of complete protection, the Arctic fox population in Fennoscandia has not recovered. On the contrary, the last 20 years have seen a further decline in numbers.
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