Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent
A wolverine makes its way through the snow in Glacier National Park. Biologists are hoping to learn more about these animals in the Park with a study this winter. (Inter Lake file photo)
An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a grim picture of a low-density species that’s losing its habitat and facing an uncertain future.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a 100-page “species status assessment” for North American wolverines in late September. That document presages a final determination that federal wildlife managers must make by late November to satisfy a May 2022 federal court order.
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