The Thumb Wolverine
I found this story in the same section of the Detroit News last week as the EPA permit story. Its all about a female wolverine in the thumb area of the state. I went and Googled, and it seems this story really isn’t brand new. Since it was first sighted by hunters back in 2004, the Thumb Wolverine has been tracked and photographed by game cameras for the past three years.
Click on ” hunters ” for details on the first sighting, and some background information.
For a really good picture of the wolverine, click here
This pic was captured by the “Wolverine Guy”, Jeff Ford. Ford, a high school teacher in Deckerville, and his partner Steve Noble have been tracking the animal for the past three years. This pic was taken with a heat sensing game camera. They have lots of very nice pics on their website, www.wolverineguy.com , look at the gallery section. They also have lots of background information, and their history of tracking the wolverine, which as traveled as much as 258 miles in a span of 19 days.
For more details, and articles about the “Thumb Wolverine” here are some more pieces found on the net.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080605/NEWS06/806050442/1008
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-exchange-thumbwol,0,7020649.story
http://www.tuscolatoday.com/news/2008/may/28/possible-wolverine-population/
Unlike the many cougar sitings over the past 30 yrs, the DNR will be hard pressed to say this isn’t so.