Wolverines spotted at Mount Rainier National Park in US after over 100 years

famous Mount Rainier National Park h some rare new visitors recently. park is w home to wolverines again, who returned after more than 100 years. Reportedly, in a rare sighting, first reproductive female wolverine and her two offspring called kits have been discovered by scientists of  Casces Carnivore Project in collaboration with National Park Service.

Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States shared news recently. On August 20, Mount Rainier National Park took to Twitter to share news that wolverines h returned to reserve after a hiatus of more than 100 years. y posted a video, recorded by Travis Harris, showing animals playing in greenery. Check out 33-second-long video here:

Netizens react to extremely rare wolverine sighting 

According to National Park Service’s website, wolverine is an extremely rare animal in rth America. Since being shared on micro-blogging site, video has received more than 6,500 likes and over 2,200 retweets. video, which has garnered over 1.6 lakh views, has caught everyone’s attention. Check out some of reactions here:

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As per several reports, reproductive female wolverine named Joni and her two offspring called kits were discovered by scientists of Casces Carnivore Project, who used camera stations designed to capture animals and recognize m using ir uniquely patterned chest markings.

Wolverines, who look like small bears, are actually largest member of weasel family. Reportedly, it is estimated that only 300-1000 wolverines live in lower 48 US states, making animal an exceptionally rare sight. wolverines used to live as far south as California, Utah and Coloro. However, carnivore’s population has receded rth over last 100 years. 

According to reports, wolverines need swpack to den ir young, but due to climate change, wolverines are finding mselves living in more hostile conditions.  Since 2008, Casces Carnivore Project has conducted several researches and conservation efforts on rare and at high risk carnivore species, including wolverine.

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