Norwegian Environment Agency | Telephone: +47 73 58 05 00 | E-mail: [email protected] | Internet: www.environmentagency.no | Postal address: Postboks 5672 Sluppen, No-7485 Trondheim Page 1 Arctic foxes must not be disturbed The arctic fox was designated a priority species in January 2015 and a new regula- tion came into place simultaneously. In accordance with section 3 of the regulation, any actions that may affect and interfere with arctic foxes are strictly prohibited. The arctic fox is one of the most threatened mammals and directly endangered in Norway. A number of management measures have enabled the population of foxes to increase, so you can now expect to encounter them in several moun- tain areas in Norway. The foxes are disturbed when humans come too close. Therefore, providing information about situations and actions that may count as disturb- ance is an important preventative measure. Disturbance is prohibited The arctic fox regulation clearly prohibits dis- turbance of arctic fox individuals. Therefore, you must pay attention to how your activity in arctic fox areas affects individual foxes. In connection with the Arctic fox becoming a pri- ority species, The Norwegian Environment Agen- cy commissioned the Norwegian Institute for Na- ture Research (NINA) to compile the available information about disturbance of and the effects of disturbance on arctic foxes. The Arctic fox has priority species status and disturbance of this threatened species is prohibited. Photo: Kim Abel, Naturarkivet. FACT SHEET M-460 | 2015 FACTS The arctic fox regulation The arctic fox was designated a priority species on 23 January via the «Regulation on the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) as a priority species». The regulation was established by Royal Decree pursuant to the Act of 19 June 2009 no. 100 on the management of biodiver- sity (Biodiversity Act) § 23, § 24 and § 62.
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Arctic foxes must not be disturbed...Arctic foxes must not be disturbed The arctic fox was designated a priority species in January 2015 and a new regula-tion came into place simultaneously.
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