The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Monday that photos from two different automatic trail cameras in the Wallowa Mountains confirm the existence of at least two wolverines — the first known to be in Wallowa County in northeastern Oregon.
Under pressure from environmentalists, federal wildlife authorities have acknowledged that the wolverine — numbering about 300 individuals in the United States — warrants protection, but authorities haven't gotten around to it yet.
Wolverines are specially adapted to snow, and global warming is shrinking their habitat. They are protected by
A week ago, researcher Audrey Magoun had found tracks. Now two cameras set out at bait stations have snapped photos of two different wolverines.
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