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SYRACUSE Michigan may be the Wolverine State, but Utah wildlife biologists confirmed Wednesday a very rare wolverine sighting in the Beehive State this week.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources received a report of a wolverine sighting by the Bridger Bay Campground in the northwest end of Antelope Island Tuesday.
State biologists used photos and video that had been posted to social media to confirm the sighting. A 35-second video and photos taken by James Shook and Kyle Mays shows a wolverine running across an open land during broad daylight.
It s the first confirmed sighting of a wolverine since June 2016, when a wolverine carcass was located by the Utah Department of Transportation near Bear Lake in Rich County.
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Wolverines are so rare and so elusive in Utah that even the state s wildlife division isn t sure how many there are making the sight of one running at Antelope Island State Park this week so rare. Utah s Division of Wildlife Resources confirmed the video snaged near Bridger Bay Campground appears to be authentic.
The muscular carnivore known for its ferocity far beyond its physical size was captured on video, in the daytime, in an area where it isn t typically spotted or where it would be expected to be found. We believe this wolverine sighted on Antelope Island is just passing through since Antelope Island does not have suitable habitat. It is always exciting to hear of wolverine sightings in the state and especially when we have video evidence, Division of Wildlife Resources DWR conservation biologist Adam Brewerton said. Wolverines are very rare to see because they are largely nocturnal, and they travel quickly, typically not staying in one area long en