Searching for the Wolverines of Mongolia – News Watch: "National Geographic grantee Gregg Trenish and his team decided to travel to a vast region in northern Mongolia know as the Darhad, to learn as much as possible about the powerfully built, and well-adapted for winter, wolverine. Specifically, they are gathering DNA evidence to analyze so that, in the end, a conservation plan can be created for these creatures. The challenges involved in tracking this elusive creature include: driving across a frozen river, skiing in snow that has the consistency of sugar, carrying your food, and ensuring you have the correct paperwork for border crossings.
The last few days, the team reports, they have been tremendously successful at locating scat and hairs from the wolverine. As team member Jim Harris says, “It’s really exciting to find that much wolverine evidence…We’ve seen tracks everyday and found wolverine scat everyday. It’s beyond anyone’s expectations.”"
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