SP Myers 1976 Arctic fox Barrow, AK 31 May fox den located near gas line - see map on p5 of journal. I found a myriad of fresh tracks all over gasline ridge radiating out from the Votu Creek drainage area. Simple to trace backward to den, which is a small hole ~30cm in diameter located just above snow line. Mound of dirt meeting at its base. I am surprised no one has trapped it out. Several places on ridge when it has been digging after lemming. 2 June Pat Reynolds told me today she found the den ~3 weeks ago when it was still surrounded by snow. She did not tell anyone, and does not plan to 4 June laying transects out toward central marsh today (see Journal) - saw fox near end of tran 9 running along ridge. White except for large black patch on rump and another on head. 3 p.m. found above fox's den on said ridge. See map p5 of journal. Still in snow, and in fact does not look heavily used. The fox saw me coming and ran out to low flat, then lay there for 6.5 hrs as I worked my way along the ridge. Back at Gasline ridge found fresh fox digging - another den? or lemming chasing? There were 2 holes leading under snow + curving out of sight underneath, approx. same diameter as den proper. 17 June saw the fox today only because it was under attack by Gargers, trotting across gas-line ridge. 19 June passed by original fox den at 2015 or so. It has been renovating - tremendous amount of digging with a large pile of dirt sitting outside the main den entrance and that treats 5 other holes within a 10 m radius. FAP sank through the shallow cover, collapsing it. The fox while blind began howling, and I taped it. See tape record. 25 June fox on Urid 2 early a.m. 29 June digging continues to expand. Barked when we approached from inside den. There are very small prints outside den, ~1" in diameter, noticeably smaller than others, indicating successful reproduction.