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.

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.

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

Animal rescuers in Oregon said a small, white animal spotted earlier this month in Portland was safely captured and positively identified 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.

Richard Melling and his wife were out for a morning walk in southwest Portland, Oregon, when they spotted a small, white creature that seemed out of place. Playing with an abandoned plastic bag on the west side of the city’s Sellwood Bridge,

The Arctic fox found stranded, hungry and dehydrated in Portland on Oct. 12, may have been spotted with its former owners in Lincoln City last month.

While we don’t have information yet on where the Arctic fox came from, or how she got to Portland,” Bird Alliance of Oregon spokesperson Ali Berman said.