Biologists on skis seek wolverines in remote Mongolia - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Montana State University: "A team of biologists will soon ski 400 miles through northern Mongolia, searching for signs of wolverines in the rugged, frigid mountains of the Darhad region.
Headed by Montana State University graduate Gregg Treinish and featured on National Geographic’s education website, the researchers will leave Bozeman on March 19. They plan to start skiing on March 26. Four of the five team members will fly home May 3.
During their time in Mongolia, the biologists hope to find wolverine tracks and to collect hair, scat and urine for DNA analysis. The animals’ DNA profiles would be added to an existing database, helping refine what little is known about wolverine distribution and showing where to set up wildlife cameras in the future, under the direction of a longer-term wolverine research project affiliated with the MSU BioRegions Program."
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