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An Arctic fox surprises researchers with an epic run across polar ice from Svalbard to Canada

It's the first ever documented migration from Svalbard to Canada.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer June 27, 2019
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A satellite-tracked Arctic fox stunned researchers by making a 3,500-kilometer trek across Arctic sea ice and glacier to travel from the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to Canada’s Ellesmere Island in about two and a half months.

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