next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-208--154210670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks, A.W.F. Banfields The Mammals of Canada" says: It has not been recorded in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia; and was exterminated in New Brunswick [just the extreme western areas] and southeastern Quebec around 1850." Cheers, Chris On 18-Jul-11, at 3:02 PM, Randy Lauff wrote: > I don't think wolverines were ever part of our fauna here. Fisher > are much more secretive to be spotted "numerous times." Not knowing > the extent of knowledge of your friend doesn't help...but there are > a number of possibilities that come to mind if she is a a > novice...but readily dismissed if she isn't. Ground Hog? Young bear? > Even, gulp, a huge skunk...check out the pelage colourations of the > two: > > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Wolverine_on_rock.jpg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_Skunk_(Mephitis_mephitis)_DSC_0030.jpg > > I do not mean to sound demeaning by suggesting these common animals, > but it's hard to imagine what else it could be. However, if we had a > peacock escapee...maybe there really is a wolverine out there? > Anyone missing any pets? :) > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > On 18 July 2011 14:16, AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hi there. > > A girlfriend of mine is fairly sure that she has seen numerous > times a wolverine in her yard. She called DNR and they "pushed" her > towards a fisher, however she is not happy with that comparision. > > Does any one have any experience or sightings or stories re: > wolverines in NS? > > Thanks > > Angela > --Apple-Mail-208--154210670 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi = folks,<div><br></div><div>A.W.F. Banfields The Mammals of Canada" = says:</div><div><br></div><div>It has not been recorded in Newfoundland, = Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia; and was exterminated in New = Brunswick [just the extreme western areas] and southeastern Quebec = around = 1850."</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</di= v><div><br><div><div>On 18-Jul-11, at 3:02 PM, Randy Lauff = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">I don't think wolverines were ever part of our fauna here. = Fisher are much more secretive to be spotted "numerous times." Not = knowing the extent of knowledge of your friend doesn't help...but there = are a number of possibilities that come to mind if she is a a = novice...but readily dismissed if she isn't. Ground Hog? Young bear? = Even, gulp, a huge skunk...check out the pelage colourations of the = two:<div> <br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Wolverine_on_ro= ck.jpg">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Wolverine_on_ro= ck.jpg</a></div><div><a = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_Skunk_(Mephitis_mephitis= )_DSC_0030.jpg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_Skunk_(Mephitis_= mephitis)_DSC_0030.jpg</a></div> <div><br></div><div>I do not mean to = sound demeaning by suggesting these common animals, but it's hard to = imagine what else it could be. However, if we had a peacock = escapee...maybe there really is a wolverine out there? Anyone missing = any pets? :)</div> <div><br></div><div>Randy<br = clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in = the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">On 18 July 2011 14:16, AngelaJoudrey <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca">aljoudrey@eastlink.ca</a>></span>= wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Hi there.<br><br>A = girlfriend of mine is fairly sure that she has seen numerous times = a wolverine in her yard. She called DNR and they "pushed" her towards a = fisher, however she is not happy with that comparision.<br> <br>Does any = one have any experience or sightings or stories re: wolverines in = NS?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Angela<br> = </blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-208--154210670--
next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects