Polar bears are an endangered species in the Arctic Tundra. They can be found from Alaska to Northern Canada. They prefer to live on pack ice, which has been melting to due rising global temperatures. Polar bears run from to get to different ice packs, but more commonly they swim far distances to find new ice packs. Ice packs are where they birth their young, and also where they find shelter and food. They tend to sit around holes in the ice to ambush seals coming up for air. 120 million acres of the Tundra are considered a protected habitat for the polar bears who are slowly losing their habitat.
The arctic fox is one of the full-time residents of the Arctic Tundra and is has come back from being endangered. The arctic fox has been moved to 'least concerned' status and the population has grown to about several hundred thousand. This animal had pyre white fur during the cold winter months, and during summer climates its coat changes to a thinner brown coat. The arctic fox has a competitor in the Tundra and it is the red fox. The two foxes compete for food, and the red fox is also known to attack and kill the arctic fox, sometimes burrowing in their dens and stealing their homes.
The snowy owl is another important inhabitant of the Arctic Tundra. These large owls breed on the Arctic tundra, where females lay a clutch of 3 to 11 eggs. Young owls, especially males, get whiter as they get older. Females are darker than males, with dusky spotting, and never become totally white. They prefer to feed on lemmings, but they also eat rabbits, rodents, other birds and fish. Though they may migrate between the northern most parts of the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe, they always remain in the Tundra habitat.