Published 16:27 IST, May 30th 2020

Rare wolverine sighted in Washington on the shore, Wildlife Officials startled

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife official, Jeff Lewis, was quoted saying that the rare image of the wolverine was special and noteworthy.

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A rare wolverine’s sighting on Washington state’s Long Beach Peninsula has reportedly startled Wildlife officials. A woman claimed to have me  distinctive discovery by presenting a photograph to officials she took while having a meal on a Pacific coast beach over weekend, according to US media reports.  im, taken May 23, featured a wolverine, which belongs to weasel family, devouring  carcass of a marine creature that was washed ashore.  

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife official, Jeff Lewis, was quoted saying that im was special and teworthy. He said chances of existence of this wolverine was way outside beaten path, as y usually preferred cold and sw. Describing appearance of animal, Lewis said, wolverine looked something like a cross between a dog, a bear, and a skunk and it meandered on  ro east of Long Beach Peninsula on May 20, when it was spotted by one or explorer as well. Given oddball nature of se observations, it seems likely this is same animal he said, ding, it was t near habitats y are usually at. 

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Pushed to brink of extinction

According to a wildlife report on endangered species, Wolverines in lower 48 states in US have been threatened by low count, contributing to ir genetic diversity, as well as low overall population number. It could be attributed to relative isolation from populations, global warming which reduced swpack wolverines rely on for den sites, winter recreation in denning areas, and trapping in Montana. Several such factors pushed creatures to brink of extinction. Wolverines appear like small bears and stay in distant mountaius areas, as per  Oregon Zoo report published in 2012.  

Photographer Jennifer Henry, who capture species im, reportedly said that she requested officials to check picture as it was so uncommon to spot a wolverine on shore. Furr, she stated that officials were reluctant to believe her at first, constantly denying  possibility. Jennifer first saw creature while riding her bicycle down shore and approached her husband with photograph who confirmed it to her that animal was a wolverine, according to reports.  

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16:27 IST, May 30th 2020