Rare Wolverine Sighting Outside Usual Range in Oregon After 30 Years

A wolverine was spotted outside the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon for the first time in over 30 years. The sighting was verified by wildlife biologists after a couple fishing along the Columbia River near Portland snapped some images of the giant weasel before it scurried away. State biologists believe the wolverine is likely passing through Portland to find a suitable, high-quality habitat. Wolverines have rarely been seen in Oregon throughout the last century and were originally thought to have been pushed out of Oregon by 1936.