Sighting prompts California to expand search for elusive wolverine
The search for the state's rarest animal, the wolverine, is about to expand.
Eric Loft, chief of the California Department of Fish and Game's wildlife branch, said the recent discovery of a wolverine north of Truckee has prompted his agency to begin looking elsewhere for more.
Fifteen years ago, the department searched from Mount Whitney to Lassen Peak for wolverines using remote control, motion-sensing cameras – but came up empty. More recently, it abandoned survey plans because of the uncertainty of finding an animal.
But since a graduate student's camera captured an image of a lone male in the Tahoe National Forest in late February, supposed sightings of other wolverines have been reported to the department, Loft said. "Our plan is to take another closer look to see if we can find this elusive creature elsewhere," Loft said.
Tom Kucero, the wildlife biologist who carried out the original survey work for the department, wished them luck. "A single male is a start," he said. "But a pregnant female would be better."
That ain't Freddy Kreuger, man, he's got four claws and those are only three. That's Wolverine!
At first, I thought it'd be weird, since wolverines are native to Canada. But then I remembered that bears used to exist in California and even in Mexico *shrugs*
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There's an extinct species called a thylacine which looks like a weird dog that keeps getting spotted in Australia everywhere I wasn't.... No confirmed sightings though.
Hopefully they can be fully restored, Wolverines are frankly rather awesome animals.
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Shroom Man 777 wrote:At first, I thought it'd be weird, since wolverines are native to Canada. But then I remembered that bears used to exist in California and even in Mexico *shrugs*
Are you kidding?! They're a HUGE nuisance/hazard when you go camping ANYWHERE in California. My first boyscout campout, a yearling wandered through our campsite.
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Whoops. I meant just Mexico. Since, you know, I'm not from California
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They probably hang around on the highground where it is cooler. Fairly nasty critters IIRC, won't hesitate to take on a bear for a meal - not many animals do that.
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CJvR wrote:They probably hang around on the highground where it is cooler. Fairly nasty critters IIRC, won't hesitate to take on a bear for a meal - not many animals do that.
Wolverines generally don't bother man as long as they are left alone but if you mess with them, they'll fuck you up and then some. There's a good reason other animals leave them alone...
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