Experts say there have only been eight confirmed sightings of wolverines in Utah since 1979.
RICH COUNTY, Utah – Biologists in Utah are hoping they’ll be able to learn more about a wild animal that’s rarely seen in the state: the wolverine.Mark Hadley with the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources said the wolverine was spotted last Thursday in Rich County, Utah, during livestock protection air patrols by U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife.
“They’re a small animal but they have the ability to take down animals much bigger than they are,” Hadley said. “He went up and sure enough, there was the wolverine,” Hadley said. “It finally came into that trap. The door shut down behind it. We had it.”
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