First record of a least weasel in Nunavik

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Author: Dominique Fauteux
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2023
• Subjects: Mustelidae; Arctic; tundra; distribution; rare occurrence; species at risk; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Canada; Nunavik; Salluit; Least; Mustela nivalis; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0029; https://doaj.org/article/87af5516f16740babd9c9eb1d301a011

The spatial distributions of several small mammals in Nunavik, Québec, Canada, currently do not rely on any recorded observations due to the rarity of wildlife surveys in that area. This is concerning because understanding changes in wildlife populations in response to the rapidly warming Arctic req...