There Are Only 300 Wolverines Left in America

Officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are trying to include wolverines as threatened members of the Endangered Species List (there are only about 300 remaining in the lower 48 states), and they have five excellent reasons.

They are the tiniest known enemy of bears:

[They max] out at 40 pounds and [are] tough enough to stand up to grizzly bears.

They resemble bears themselves, but on a smaller scale, and eat fruit. They are tiny, fruit-eating bear manqués:



They are hungry and they are angry and they are non-stop runners:

Wolverines...are known for their cranky dispositions and voracious appetites.


Wolverine pups are nurtured in the icy bosom of snow caves:

Females give birth from mid-February through March in dens they excavate in alpine snow, typically using them until late April or early May.

There is exactly one wolverine in the entire state of Colorado:



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