Abstract
"New records of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) from western Wyoming during the past two decades suggest a population increase for this region."

Notable excerpts
- This paper reviews historical literature on wolverine distribution in Wyoming and presents 50 new wolverine reports for western Wyoming, not including Yellowstone Park. These sightings are located in Grand Teton National Park and on and adjacent to Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forest lands from Yellowstone Park south as far as the southern Salt River and Wind River Ranges. The authors note an "apparent increase of reports," but do not necessarily attribute that to expanding wolverine numbers: " may reflect increased human use of remote areas, an extension of wolverine range, or both" (p.160). As for the overall stability of the wolverine in Wyoming, the authors merely conclude, "its status in western Wyoming remains uncertain" (p.159).
- "We concur with Houston (1978)* that the ban on poisons for predator control on Federal lands (Executive Order No. 11643) should benefit carrion-feeders such as the wolverine." (161)
- Figure 1 shows the geographic location and dates of the 50 new wolverine reports in western Wyoming.

* Houston, D.B. 1978 (Rev.). Cougar and wolverine in Yellowstone National Park. Res. Note No. 5. Yellowstone National Park.

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