ANWR's Sly Fox - Highlight by NGM

Sly Fox Photograph by John Dunne

In a field of summer blooms a scruffy arctic fox in the process of molting its white winter coat guards a den full of pups. Common on the refuge s coastal plain, arctic foxes build durable dens that may last several generations. Home to some 200 other species of animals, the refuge supports a vast Arctic ecosystem. ANWR has been set aside for its conservation and wildlife values, says refuge biologist Fran Mauer. But some measure ANWR's wealth not in the richness of its species but in the abundance of its oil.

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