<http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/64508/title/Wolverine_Climate_warming_threatens_comeback>
with some cool things like how wolverine dads visit the dens of their
mates and help out with offspring, and comments about the miles they
log in their rounds including
>"He ascended over 5,000 feet vertical and crossed the very top of Mt.
>Cleveland. And he did it in 90 minutes,"
and
> For the wolverine, what would seem extreme is merely routine.
and further info like:
>They pair-bond with two or three females for life (they live 8 to 10
>years) typically producing two to five litters with each mate.
Notice:
>Soon to star on TV
>
>On November 14, 2010, PBS will debut an hour-long documentary,
>"Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom." Its writer and producer, Gianna
>Savoie, describes the animal as not only her favorite subject, but
>also "the ultimate paradox." She told me they "are simply the essence
>of mystery, the essence of wildness -- tough yet vulnerable." In sum,
>an animal "that is fiercely intelligent, social and curious."
> SUGGESTED READING :
>K.B., Aubry, K.S. McKelvey, and J.P. Copeland. Geographic
>distribution and broadscale habitat relations of the wolverine
>in the contiguous United States.
>Journal of Wildlife Management, September 2007,
>Vol. 71, p. 2147. doi: 10.2193/2006-548
>J.P. Copeland, et al.
>The bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine:
>Do climatic constraints limit their geographic distribution?
>Canadian Journal of Zoology, March 2010, Vol. 88, p. 233. doi:
>10.1139/Z09-136
>The Wolverine Foundation. Glacier National Park Wolverine Population
>Assessment.
>READER FAVORITES:
>Science & the Public : Wolverine: Climate warming threatens comeback
Sukie (not a vet)
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http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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