Arctic Fox: Rabies Alert

The Nunatsiaq News Online (http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/) keeps me informed about Nunavut news and northern perspectives on issues.  It has been particularly interesting during the recent federal election.  Internet speeds are very slow in Nunavut.  So slow, in fact, that streaming is problematic; consequently, Nunavummiut were not able to view any of the online Federal election debates during the election. Now that's democracy in action :)

But here is the real story I wanted to share with you today.  Below is a photo of an Arctic Fox that appeared on the front page of the Nunatsiaq News this morning.  The caption reads: "A perennial favourite among northern photographers: the Arctic Fox.  This one, spotted at the Cambridge Bay dump Oct. 9, is shedding its summer brown fur and patchy tufts of winter white are beginning to show through.  Though there have been an increase in fox sightings lately in the western Nunavut's largest town, there has been no corresponding increase in reports of rabies.  But hamlet officials remain concerned.  Dog owners can get their animals vaccinated against rabies rhrough the hamlet bylaw office or through Diamonds in the Ruff.  Officials are also asking that children abide by a curfew for Halloween by ending their trick-or-treating by 8 p.m. (Photo by Denise Lebleu Images)"  Happy Hallowe'en!