Wolverines , Are Making a Surprising , Comeback in the US.<br />'The Guardian' reports that despite over <br />100 years of challenges, wolverines could be <br />returning to the American West.<br />In the early 1900s, wolverines had mostly <br />disappeared from the United States due to <br />poisoning and a major dip in big game populations.<br />In recent decades, environmental efforts have led to <br />a resurgence which now includes an estimated 300 animals in parts of Montana, Idaho, Washington and Wyoming.<br />According to some researchers, the wolverine needs <br />help returning to still viable ranges that include <br />the Colorado mountains and parts of California.<br />Later this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service will decide whether the <br />species requires federal protections.<br />People talk about wolverines as being <br />the embodiment of wilderness and <br />that if there are wolverines, there are <br />good wilderness areas still around, Eric Odell, species conservation program manager <br />for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, via 'The Guardian'.<br />I think that there’s some truth to that, Eric Odell, species conservation program manager <br />for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, via 'The Guardian'.<br />The wolverine is the largest terrestrial member <br />of the mustelid family, reaching up to three <br />feet long and weighing as much as 50 pounds.<br />While the animal has a reputation <br />for being a ferocious predator, wolverines <br />are actually curious and social creatures.<br />'The Guardian' reports that if provided federal protections, <br />wolverines could be reintroduced in a way that protects <br />economic interest while also saving an endangered species.<br />'The Guardian' reports that if provided federal protections, <br />wolverines could be reintroduced in a way that protects <br />economic interest while also saving an endangered species
