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Sighting prompts California to expand search for elusive wolverine
By Tom Knudson - tknudson@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 5, 2008
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3
An Oregon State University student's image of a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest was the first confirmed sighting in the Sierra since 1922. Katie Moriarty
The search for the state's rarest animal, the wolverine, is about to expand.
Eric Loft, chief of the California Department of Fish and Game's wildlife branch, said the recent discovery of a wolverine north of Truckee has prompted his agency to begin looking elsewhere for more.
Fifteen years ago, the department searched from Mount Whitney to Lassen Peak for wolverines using remote control, motion-sensing cameras – but came up empty. More recently, it abandoned survey plans because of the uncertainty of finding an animal.
But since a graduate student's camera captured an image of a lone male in the Tahoe National Forest in late February, supposed sightings of other wolverines have been reported to the department, Loft said. "Our plan is to take another closer look to see if we can find this elusive creature elsewhere," Loft said.
Tom Kucero, the wildlife biologist who carried out the original survey work for the department, wished them luck. "A single male is a start," he said. "But a pregnant female would be better."
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