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Rare Wildlife Sightings Spark Hope for Endangered Species

10/1/2025

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A wolverine sighting at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, marks a rare event after a century.
Wolverines are endangered; about 300 remain in the lower 48, mainly in the Rockies and Cascades.
In India, researchers used 3,000 cameras to document snow leopards; 718 remain.
A pine marten was captured on night-vision camera in Somerset, England, extinct for over a century.

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A wolverine sighting at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, marks a rare event after a century.
Wolverines are endangered; about 300 remain in the lower 48, mainly in the Rockies and Cascades.
In India, researchers used 3,000 cameras to document snow leopards; 718 remain.
A pine marten was captured on night-vision camera in Somerset, England, extinct for over a century.