A fascinating article appeared on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, regarding the documentation of the first occurrence of the wolverine in California since the 1920s. Oregon State University graduate student Katie Moriarity obtained a photograph using a camera trap in the Tahoe National Forest, in northern California.
This stunning news has generated great excitement in many quarters. In other circles, however, the reaction has been less enthusiastic. Tahoe National Forest public affairs officer Ann Wrestling indicated that U.S. Forestry Service officials in Washington, D.C., told her not to comment about the wolverine.
The TBRC conducts searches for sasquatch evidence using camera traps such as those employed in the Sierras. As with the wolverine, highly credible witnesses report seeing large bipedal primates; the absence of evidence does not necessarily mean a species does not exist. Given enough time, equipment, and luck, perhaps another unexpected discovery will soon be announced.
Read the full story here.
See the photo here.
