"It’s a bit because people are feeding them, and they’re getting into the dumpster now too. But I’ve never seen them like this before."
A researcher says her team couldn't believe the distance travelled.
There seems to be a large red fox population in the region around Nuiqsut, Alaska. When I last traveled there for work, I counted 5 red fox during a 1.5 hour-long car ride.
Rabies has been identified by the State of Alaska as being endemic (regularly found) in the fox population in this area.