A rare and native wolverine has been spotted in Northern California for just the second time since they were believed to have gone extinct more than 100 years ago.
A photo of the animal was taken by Ryan Campbell in May when he was enjoying a ski day at Mammoth Mountain in Crowley, California.
While riding the gondola up to the top of the mountain, a stranger in his car pointed out the animal in the snow below, 'Is that a wolverine,' the person asked.
The sighting marks just the second time since the animals have been seen since vanishing from California in 1922 after hunters wiped out the population.
Wolverines are believed to have been the animals that ransacked the Donner Party's camp, leaving them to resort to cannibalism after getting stuck in the snow.
Wolverine spotted in California for the second time since they were believed to go extinct in 1922
A photo of the animal was taken by Ryan Campbell in May when he was enjoying a ski day at Mammoth Mountain in Crowley, California.
While riding the gondola up to the top of the mountain, a stranger in his car pointed out the animal in the snow below, 'Is that a wolverine,' the person asked.
The sighting marks just the second time since the animals have been seen since vanishing from California in 1922 after hunters wiped out the population.
Wolverines are believed to have been the animals that ransacked the Donner Party's camp, leaving them to resort to cannibalism after getting stuck in the snow.
Wolverine spotted in California for the second time since they were believed to go extinct in 1922
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