1st Mich. Wolverine Spotted in 200 Years!

[JayC]

I first saw this of all places on the Detroit news all the way in the Thumb. The first Wolverine has been spotted in a VERY long time! Channel 4 (WDIV) said it was spotted near Bad Axe. Well, to my surprise I seen a story on Yahoo about it! I bet it will appear on CNN soon. The AP story says it was seen near Ubly. Either way it is awesome to hear about it! It was seen running across a field. Here is the Yahoo story:

Yahoo's News Story

 

[JDgreen227]

My local paper had the story this morning, I am so happy to learn our state actually has wolverines, because for years my MSU-loving buddies have been ragging me that my favorite A2BLUE teams did not deserve their "Wolverine" nickname. Now I can finally tell them to shut up.

GO BLUE

 

[leaddog]

great, now the state will have to spend MILLIONS on enviormental studys to protect their habatat for a animal that someone probably imported. Sort of like the mountain lions that have been let loose. Some people WANT to think that they are wild but like the one that walked besides the park ranger in the sleeping bear dunes you won't convince me that it was a WILD one. It walked by her for over a 1/4 mile never getting over 5ft from her. THAT IS A WILD CAT. If people get the DNR to say they are now native every time the DNR wants to do any thing they will have to spend millions for studies to protect them. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[slowrev]

Naw, not today, we can't let anything stand in the way of profit.

 

[rdln]

I knew there was sumpin funny about that mink I shot last year, kinda big with a strange streak of brown. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Green_in_MI]

So?

 

[RanchMan]

I suspect your cynicism would tilt in the opposite direction (like mine. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif) if you'd had your property rights circumvented because of some "newly" found critter.

 

[RanchMan]

JayC -

I'm all for wildlife - and enjoy it immensely (no, not just during hunting season /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif ), but leaddog has a valid point - in that these things can spiral out of control very quickly. I sure hope that for your sake Ulby is nowhere near your home or you may have all sorts of restrictions put on your property before you can say "Jack Robinson." /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[JayC]

Ubly is about a half-hour from here.

There was a big write up about it in our local paper. There are some theories about how it got here. Some think that it floated across the lake on an ice flow. Others think that it came over in a Canadian garbage truck that routinely dump at a nearby fill. Another theory says that it could be an escape or release from captivity. Either way, I don't think they will ever know how it got here.

Regarding the trash truck theory. In the newspaper article, it was raised that the garbage is usually compacted in the truck. It would be very hard for the animal to survive in the back of the truck.

 

[Wannafish]

Here in North Central Michigan I have seen wolves - that the DNR routinely insisted were not there until they were cornered and owned up to the fact they have been following 1 breeding pair and another lone female that crossed (presumably) the ice between the upper and lower peninsulas about 4 years ago.

When I was 15 (over 25 years ago) I shot a wolverine that chased me across our backyard. When I came out with the rifle it was tearing up grass and dirt - wow was it mad! At the time I shot it I thought it was an overgrown badger...until I went out to bury it. First and last one I've seen, though I recall my Grandfather (who passed away in 1972) telling me he had seen a couple of them in the 50's while farming.

Of course I wish I hadn't shot it, but I can't change that now. Just want people to be aware that animals may be in an area even though the DNR say they are not.