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  2. Wolverines now listed as a threatened species

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    The agency will develop a map of habitat deemed critical for the elusive species known for its ferocity. In the interim, it will ... Wolverines now listed as a threatened species

  3. Wolverines receive protection under Endangered Species Act as ...

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    The wolverineshabitat spans vast swaths of North America, from the Northern Rocky Mountains and the North Cascades in the lower 48 states to the boreal forests and tundra regions of Alaska and ...

  4. US lists wolverine as threatened species, citing climate change

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    (Reuters) -The North American wolverine, a fierce mountain predator closely related to badgers and skunks, gained U.S. protection as a threatened species on Wednesday under a Biden administration ...

  5. Wolverine - Wikipedia

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    The wolverine's questionable reputation as an insatiable glutton (reflected in its Latin genus name Gulo, meaning "glutton") may be in part due to a false etymology.The less common name for the animal in Norwegian, fjellfross, meaning "mountain cat", is thought to have worked its way into German as Vielfraß, [5] which means "glutton" (literally "devours much").

  6. Wolverines may soon get government protection

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    There are around 300 wolverines left in the wild in the US, and could face extinction due to the melting of their habitat

  7. Mustelidae - Wikipedia

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    Today, some mustelids are threatened for other reasons. Sea otters are vulnerable to oil spills and the indirect effects of overfishing; the black-footed ferret, a relative of the European polecat, suffers from the loss of American prairie; and wolverine populations are slowly declining because of habitat destruction and persecution.

  8. List of mustelids - Wikipedia

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    Habitats vary widely as well, from the arboreal marten to the fossorial European badger to the marine sea otter. Population sizes are largely unknown, though two species, the sea mink and Japanese otter , were hunted to extinction in 1894 and 1979, respectively, and several other species are endangered .

  9. Montana habitat key in plans to protect wolverine, now listed ...

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    U.S, Fish and Wildlife Service now lists the wolverine as a threatened species, despite the opposition of Montana’s Congressional delegation. Montana habitat key in plans to protect wolverine ...