Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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A young male wolverine from Idaho surprisingly showed up near Truckee in California’s Sierra Nevada range. Wolverines had been absent there for 80 years. “Buddy” was the nickname given by wildlife biologist Amanda Shufelberger, who works for Sierra Pacific Industries, a lumber company. Young wolverines migrate to empty territories to find mates and start new populations. Buddy set up shop on a snowy mountaintop owned by the timber company.

Read an update on Buddy at: discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/buddy-the-wolverine-lost-and-found

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