A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada in California, a rare occurrence for an animal that's only been seen one other time in the US state over the last 100 years, state wildlife officials said.While wolverines are native to California, they've been essentially extinct from the state since the 1920s — likely the result of hunting and fur trapping in the decades following the gold rush, though records from the time don't indicate what exactly caused the population to decline.One wolverine was spotted in the state from 2008 to 2018, beginning in the Tahoe National Forest, officials said. Last month's wolverine is likely a different one because the animal's lifespan is usually 12 to 13 years.
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