SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- A decade ago we didn't even know they were
in Washington. Now, researchers have discovered wolverines
roaming the state's back country. The question is, are they
spreading out? There are dozens of eyes monitoring the deep
woods where only the wolverine and a few other hardy creatures
dare roam during the cold winter months. Remote, motion
-activated cameras are attached to trees patiently waiting for
something to move. Researcher Aja Woodrow is hoping that
“something” is a wolverine. Woodrow is doing surveys for the
U.S. Forest Service, and on Friday, he was snowshoeing in search
of a suitable research site. Once he finds a location, he builds
a small deck attached to a tree and then mounts a camera on a
nearby tree. If a wolverine climbs up on the deck, the camera
will snap several images that Woodrow and other researchers can
use to identify the animal's size, sex and distinguishing
markings. All he has to do is attract the animal so he brings
along a snack - two large hunks of raw cow