Rare wolverine seen in Tahoe National Forest
By Robert Kuo, Sacramento Bee
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife posted two videos last week of a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest captured by cameras earlier this year, stirring the same excitement that occurred in 2008 when a similarly rare California sighting occurred after an 86-year absence.
The first video from this year was recorded on the night of Feb. 17, showing a brief glimpse of the wolverine before it scampered away. The second video, taken during the day on Feb. 27, provides an extended look at the wolverine scaling a tree to retrieve bait that wildlife biologists had tied to the tree.
The life expectancy of wild wolverines ranges from four to 10 years.