US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
They’ve been seen in Utah but there’s been “no evidence” that the animals are becoming established and breeding here.
(Kalon Baughan via AP) A male wolverine is seen on a hill in the Helena-Lewis and Clark of western Montana in this 2021 photo. Scientists say climate change could harm populations of the elusive animals that live in alpine areas with deep snow.