Not a 'monster' - just a cute cuddly pet, yeah...
Posted on 03/17/2022 12:13:49 AM PDT by blueplum
Scientists in Utah have captured, collared and released a wolverine for the first time, in what wildlife officials are calling a "once-in-a-lifetime" event. Officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said it was just the eighth confirmed wolverine sighting in Utah since 1979. ...
...Officials said that on March 10, an aircraft piloted by personnel from USDA-Wildlife Services was flying over Rich County, Utah when they noticed an animal feeding on a dead sheep. The dead sheep was one of 18 sheep the wolverine had killed or wounded in the area that morning...
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Release a killer.....Nice job...
“The dead sheep was one of 18 sheep the wolverine had killed or wounded in the area that morning...”
That just doesn’t seem right. I can’t see the wolverine with a whole bunch of woundings but no kill, and it doesn’t eat more than one or two sheep at a time, and I don’t think they just run around killing for sport.
You base these suppositions upon...?
Regards,
That’s very odd. What do you base your doubts on?
It is not their sheep that were killed. It is not their livihood. They [whoever owned the sheep and depended upon them for a living] lost 18 times what one sheep would bring at the market
What's "very odd?" No "doubts." I merely asked for some substantiation.
Like if someone says, "I think it's going to rain tomorrow," I might respond with, "Oh, why is that?"
Regards,
The whole issue of animals killing for sport (or fun) has been studied extensively, especially in apex predators such as wolves. The general consensus of research is that surplus killing is rare and the result of an opportunity that presented itself at that specific time. Research has also shown that surplus killing led to higher numbers of prey being cached.
Well you have your choice of:
1) general knowledge of animals and wolverines.
Or
2) Direct text messages from the perp where they claimed it was not them.
That's fair... But then why not state out front that that's what you're basing your speculation on?
"Based on my being a sheep rancher for 15 years, and having had several 'run-ins' with feral animals attacking my flock, I can't see..."
Or even, "Based on my just having re-read a couple of Wikipedia articles about animal behavior and specifically about predatory animals and overkill, I'd say..."
Already sounds a lot more reasonable, doesn't it?
2) Direct text messages from the perp where they claimed it was not them.
What "perp" are you talking about? This is an article about researchers tagging a wolverine. Who is the "perp" here?
Regards,
Sorry, not going to type paragraphs just to make sure someone like you has every whim fulfilled as to what they would like to know.
Who’s the perp? I’ll let you ponder deeply over that...
Domesticated prey may present easier pickings than wild prey, especially if confined, as in a chicken coop.
The Wolverine, a starting Wideout for the University of Michigan, was indignant!
The old TV show, “Thee Monroe’s” in the 60’s, had an episode with a monster attacking their food. They were all terrified, because it was a wolverine. I thought it was going to be a bear. They were more frightened because it was a wolverine.
I remember seeing that as a young kid. It was the first time I'd ever heard of a wolverine and they did make it seem like a monster.
One of the writers who specialized in wildlife in the far north did depict wolverines as monsters. I think it was Jack London.
Disney filmed a 1960s nature show including a wolverine attacking an osprey nest, and taking a osprey nestling.
I have a gut-feeling they trapped the wolverine and induced it to attack the nest. (Not an unusual trick by “nature photographers”).
Not a 'monster' - just a cute cuddly pet, yeah...
Huh? I guess they’ve never been to Michigan or Wisconsin.
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