Veterinarians are working to nurse an Arctic fox back to health and find it a permanent home, likely in a zoo or a wildlife refuge. Driving the news: Last week, a video of the fox on Reddit spurred speculation that it could be an albino red or gray fox.

A mysterious Arctic fox that captured attention earlier this week has been safely caught and is being cared for by the Bird Alliancxe of Oregon, the agency ann

An Arctic fox was discovered roaming the streets of Portland, Oregon, and left the community baffled as to how it could have gotten there. Originally, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman suggested to OPB.

Animal rescuers safely captured a white animal seen wandering around Portland, Oregon, and positively identified it as an Arctic fox.

Beth Quillian, the West Region public information officer for the ODFW, spoke to Newsweek about the strange sighting. "The animal spotted in Portland last week does look like some kind of fox. White morphs are more common in red foxes than gray foxes, but the ears and snout are atypical for a red fox," Quillian said.

The all-white mystery fox spotted last week near the Sellwood Bridge in Southwest Portland is now safe at a local wildlife center, awaiting her next move. The Bird Alliance of Oregon said a rescuer brought the small fox into the organization’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital on Saturday after the fox approached the person at Willamette Park,

A stray arctic fox was taken to the Bird Alliance of Oregon’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital on Oct. 12 after it was found wandering the streets of Portland.