"US Takes Action to Save Wolverines from Extinction as Climate Change Threatens Their Mountain Homes"

The North American wolverine is set to receive threatened species protections under a proposal by the Biden administration, as scientists warn that climate change is melting away the wolverines' snowy mountain refuges and pushing them towards extinction. Wolverines, which resemble small bears and are the world's largest terrestrial weasels, currently live in fragmented, isolated groups at high elevations in the northern Rocky Mountains. The decision to protect them comes after more than two decades of disputes over the risks of climate change and threats to their long-term survival. Republican lawmakers in Montana have urged the administration to delay the decision, claiming that the scientists' estimates are inaccurate and that protections could lead to restrictions on activities in wolverine habitats.