By Dave Hurteau

A wolverine has made its way into Colorado for what researchers believe is the first time in 90 years.

From LiveScience:

Wolverines are the largest land-dwelling members of the weasel family. Adult wolverines average about 30 pounds. Resident adults occupy arctic habitats in Alaska and Canada, and range south into the lower 48 states only high in mountains where near-arctic conditions exist.

The Colorado wolverine, a young male labeled M56, was captured near Grand Teton National Park and traveled approximately 500 miles during April and May, successfully navigating ...

... significant man-made features including Interstate 80, wildlife officials announced today.

"Wolverines are the real 'iron men' of the animal kingdom traveling seemingly non-stop in some of the most rugged country in North America," said Robert Inman, director of WCS's Yellowstone Wolverine Program. "It is great news that this animal has ventured into Colorado where it hasn't been documented in 90 years, but it also underscores the need to manage this species at a multi-state, landscape scale."

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from MLH wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

That's cool - hope they stick around. We had one in Michigan a few years ago. Guess it didn't like it here - it was last spotted heading north.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

This is why I think it is funny how some Florida High Schools have the Wolverine as the mascot... they would not even dare come to our hot and humid state!

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from Big O wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

Pretty cool.

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

Everytime we Buckeyes see a wolverine in Ohio we give it a good spankin and send it back to Ann Arbor.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

I had to settle for a badger fur hat. Tried to set up traps around Ann Arbor for wolverines but they wouldn't let me. (If you didn't know, Ann Arbor is home to the Univ. of Michigan Wolverines.) And, yes, I am just kidding about the traps, but not about the fur hat.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

That's cool - hope they stick around. We had one in Michigan a few years ago. Guess it didn't like it here - it was last spotted heading north.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

This is why I think it is funny how some Florida High Schools have the Wolverine as the mascot... they would not even dare come to our hot and humid state!

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from Big O wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

Pretty cool.

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

Everytime we Buckeyes see a wolverine in Ohio we give it a good spankin and send it back to Ann Arbor.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

I had to settle for a badger fur hat. Tried to set up traps around Ann Arbor for wolverines but they wouldn't let me. (If you didn't know, Ann Arbor is home to the Univ. of Michigan Wolverines.) And, yes, I am just kidding about the traps, but not about the fur hat.

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