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A wolverine was spotted in Utah earlier this month, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reported this week, marking the third publicized sighting of the species in the state this year.

Nearby, they discovered the carcass of an elk, along with additional evidence that the wolverine had attempted to drag it away from the bear, thus instigating the fatal encounter.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed multiple sightings of a wolverine in the Sierra Nevada, the second documented specimen in the last 100 years.

A wolverine was spotted in three different locations in California last month – the second sighting of the animal in the state in the last 100 years.

The wolverine may have been as nasty as any predator in the mountains, but it weighed only 27 pounds. The black bear had arisen from a long winter's sleep and was almost certainly very hungry.