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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_1SNVv8EN/ZMTF5Xd/iYBtw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Where wolverines occur naturally, they are hardly ever reported as sightings, I believe. I consider myself very fortunate to have actually seen two wolverines, both of them in Banff National Park in Alberta, in 1975, when I was out in the field every day gathering biophysical data on birds and herptiles for the Parks Service for a fabulous summer job, just before I came to Nova Scotia. One of the sightings was extremely fleeting with just enough seen to know what it was, in the forest. But the other sighting was unbelievable and extremely unlikely, as I was driving along one of the park's paved roads near Lake Louise, I believe; the wolverine walked or slowly trotted out of the woods down the slope to the roadside and spent a few precious seconds hesitating there and contemplating where it was and what to do next. It was a typical national park animal and appeared to have no fear as I stopped my car and gawked at it from fairly close range. Then it slowly moved away and back into the forest and disappeared. I was so awestruck or just stupid that I never even thought of my camera that was probably right there with me! Anyway, I think Randy's guess about a possible fisher is perhaps very astute, although fishers too are very seldom observed by anyone and are pretty rare. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Eric L. Mills" <e.mills@dal.ca> > Date: July 19, 2011 1:52:47 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Wolverine in NS > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I have seen a Wolverine in Nova Scotia. It was found very dead on > the road between > Portuguese Cove and Ketch Harbour during a Christmas Bird Count > sometime around the > early 1970s and taken into custody (to the dismay of his wife and > the detriment of his car > trunk) by Rick Howie, who was living in the province at the time. > > We were told that it was an escapee from the wildlife park in > Shubenacadie and had been > on the loose for some time. It seems remarkable that it had gone so > far without being > detected earlier. --Boundary_(ID_1SNVv8EN/ZMTF5Xd/iYBtw) 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; "> Where wolverines occur naturally, they are hardly ever reported as = sightings, I believe. <div><br></div><div>I consider myself very = fortunate to have actually seen two wolverines, both of them in Banff = National Park in Alberta, in 1975, when I was out in the field every day = gathering biophysical data on birds and herptiles for the Parks Service = for a fabulous summer job, just before I came to Nova Scotia. = </div><div><br></div><div>One of the sightings was extremely = fleeting with just enough seen to know what it was, in the forest. = But the other sighting was unbelievable and extremely unlikely, as = I was driving along one of the park's paved roads near Lake Louise, I = believe; the wolverine walked or slowly trotted out of the woods down = the slope to the roadside and spent a few precious seconds hesitating = there and contemplating where it was and what to do next. It was a = typical national park animal and appeared to have no fear as I stopped = my car and gawked at it from fairly close range. Then it slowly = moved away and back into the forest and disappeared. I was so = awestruck or just stupid that I never even thought of my camera that was = probably right there with me!<div><br></div><div>Anyway, I think Randy's = guess about a possible fisher is perhaps very astute, although fishers = too are very seldom observed by anyone and are pretty = rare.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Eric L. Mills" <<a = href=3D"mailto:e.mills@dal.ca">e.mills@dal.ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">July 19, 2011 1:52:47 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca">ocotillo@ns.sympatico.ca</a></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Re: Wolverine in = NS</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div =