OT: Wolverines Considered for Reintroduction into Colorado
The article is pretty interesting though it says such hurtful things as, “They measure up to 18 inches tall at the shoulder and look like a small bear crossed with a badger crossed with a skunk.”
And “Wolverines—also called ‘mountain devils’ and ‘skunk bears’”
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-wolverines-colorado-federal-decision-looms.html
August 13th, 2023 at 9:35 PM ^
Though what really got me was the headline: “'Wolverines really need Colorado'”
I thought - “oh no, not more realignment!”
August 13th, 2023 at 9:42 PM ^
It’s clear - This whole thing just hits way too close to home for you.
August 13th, 2023 at 9:38 PM ^
wonder if they have any goats hanging out
August 13th, 2023 at 9:41 PM ^
I would like them to be reintroduced into Michigan.
August 14th, 2023 at 12:06 AM ^
I literally saw a mountain lion in Michigan a few days ago. Could barely believe my eyes.
I googled it to make sure I wasn't witnessing some exotic furry cavorting in a field and apparently it's possible.
August 14th, 2023 at 9:32 AM ^
Yep. They are slowly becoming more numerous in the UP. It’s doubted whether there is a breeding population though.
August 14th, 2023 at 9:37 AM ^
Rare, but they have been spotted on trail cams in the lower peninsula as well
August 14th, 2023 at 10:11 AM ^
I actually saw one walking in downtown Ann Arbor.
He had on a Washington State jersey.
August 13th, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^
I like "mountain devils."
August 14th, 2023 at 1:54 AM ^
“Murder Wolf” is cool too.
August 14th, 2023 at 8:30 AM ^
User name does NOT check out...
August 14th, 2023 at 8:30 AM ^
Edit: I think this is my first double post ever. Do I get double points? Or double pints, which is what I first typed?
August 13th, 2023 at 10:12 PM ^
reintroduce them into the UP, but only if they prey on wolves.
August 13th, 2023 at 11:52 PM ^
What do you have against wolves?
August 14th, 2023 at 7:14 AM ^
He/she probably does not like competing with the more successful wolves in catching the deer and moose.
August 13th, 2023 at 10:22 PM ^
This is great content!!
August 13th, 2023 at 10:46 PM ^
What does Coach Prime think about this?
August 13th, 2023 at 11:22 PM ^
They've been spotted a few times lately in the Utah portion of the Uintas.
That's a subrange of the Rockies that extends into the far NW corner of Colorado (up by Dinosaur Monument & Craig).
So they may already be there.
August 14th, 2023 at 12:14 AM ^
Buffalos are impressive creatures / animals. I’ve scene videos of Wolverines defending their ground against a pack of wolves. Something tells me a Wolverine can handle a Buffalo.
August 14th, 2023 at 8:33 AM ^
Tremendous user name, but you spelled it wrong...
August 14th, 2023 at 12:43 AM ^
If they'll eat the %>*"ing rabbits that are feasting on the wife's plantings? Bring 'em to New England, please!
August 14th, 2023 at 6:45 AM ^
thought for sure this was gonna be about Dylan McCaffery
August 14th, 2023 at 7:14 AM ^
I was thinking Taylor Upshaw....
August 14th, 2023 at 7:13 AM ^
It's always hopeful that wildlife reintroduce themselves back into ecosystems that they once occupied, but that is not the case most of the time. It has happened with wolves in the Great Lake States about 70 years ago, but that is a rare occasion. It has also happened with wolves in Washington State, Oregon and now California, but that was only due to the reintroduction of wolves in the northern Rocky Mountain States. When wildlife does not reintroduce itself back, then the next best option is for the experts to reintroduce them because it was mankind that took them out in the first place. Wolves are being reintroduced back into Colorado later this year, and I wish wolverines would repopulate themselves back into the state, it is nothing more than wishful thinking, so the scientists have to do it.
August 14th, 2023 at 11:28 AM ^
If they lay waste to Boulder, I'm all for it. Fair recompense for '94.
Not bitter at all.