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Off-Ramp

Lonely Wolverine Still in California

Sierra Nevada Wolverine
Sierra Nevada Wolverine
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Chris Stermer/California Dept. of Fish and Game
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About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

Funding provided by:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Lonely Wolverine Still in California
Off-Ramp Host John Rabe speaks with Bill Zielinski, a carnivore specialist with the US Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station, about the only known wolverine wandering California.

Three years after he was first spotted, and 89 years since the last of his kind was trapped here, the state's only wolverine is still stalking the Sierra Nevada. Off-Ramp Host John Rabe speaks with Bill Zielinski, a carnivore specialist with the US Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station, about the only known wolverine wandering California.

CLICK THROUGH for a link to a real wolverine movie.

Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee has more information on our lonely wolverine, including an endearing remote video of him scampering through the snow.