Wolverine

During the northern RAC meeting they showed the track of the little feller since they released him. Those short little legs are getting him around.

Let's just hope he stays safe, there's no welcome mat for predators in Utah, especially in the area he appears to be heading into.

They put the captured wolverine down on the Utah/Wyoming border south of Evanston where they got one on a trail camera a year ago. The nearest landowner, rancher, is not too happy.

From the track he went from the north slope over to the south slope wandered around a bit to the west and went back north. The last location they showed was near Deseret. I would hope if he starts causing problems they will trap it again and relocate it rather than kill it.

As cool as it is to have a tracking device on that little bounder, recent location data being shared can be...how do we say it nicely...dangerous?

Vanilla said:

As cool as it is to have a tracking device on that little bounder, recent location data being shared can be...how do we say it nicely...dangerous?

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They were intentionally vague with the map and comments. The current track is not publicly available.

There are members of the RAC committees and even the wildlife board that I hope would not have access to its tracking information because of their anti-predator views. Not everyone welcomes biological diversity if it impacts their bottom line. Summer sheep ranges are full of traps, snares, and even poison baits, let's hope the little critter has learned enough to safely avoid them.

I've heard from sources within the DWR and USU that the wolverine's collar quit uploading data a few weeks back for whatever reason.