This undated file photo shows a wolverine in Montana's Glacier National Park. Scientists say climate change could harm populations of the elusive animals that live in alpine areas with deep snow. (Jeff Copeland/Glacier National Park/The Missoulian via AP, File)
November 29, 2023
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November 29, 2023 8:30 a.m.
US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
BILLINGS (AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in response to scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the rare species' snowy mountain refuges and push them toward extinction.