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The young females usually settle within or next to the area where they were born. These dispersal movements can be extensive, 300 km and more for young males. The young leave their home range, or disperse, when they become sexually mature, at about one or two years of age. Wolverines are constantly on the move, unless they have found a kill site or are nursing young. They can use traditional routes, revisiting some of the same places every year.
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One young male traversed 800 km in 8 days through Wyoming and Montana. Wolverines can travel long distances during their daily hunting activities with males travelling farther than females. The rarity of Wolverines becomes readily apparent when their density is compared with the density of other solitary carnivores which may be as high as one Coyote per 0.5 to 10 km2 and one Grizzly Bear per 1.5 to 260 km2. The mountainous and forested areas of British Columbia and Yukon serve as a stronghold for this species, although its numbers are still low compared with the densities of other carnivores.
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Those regions that have the most different kinds of habitat and prey, particularly those that include large ungulates, or animals with hooves, tend to contain the highest densities of Wolverines. The density of Wolverines ranges from one individual per 40 km2 to one per 800 km2. The size of the home range varies depending on the availability of food and how it is distributed across the landscape - the more food there is, the smaller the home range needs to be. These home ranges are the largest reported for a carnivore of this size, and in many areas they rival the home ranges of bears, wolves, and cougars. The home range of an adult Wolverine extends from less than 100 km2 for females to over 1 500 km2 (a home range of more than 3 500 km2 has even been recorded) for males. In others, Wolverines have been spotted with camera-traps, and their DNA is sampled with hair-traps. In some studies, Wolverines are equipped with collars that allow their movements to be monitored using satellites. Some of the mysteries have been dispelled with the help of studies in Alaska, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Ontario, and Nunavut. It is not surprising that we are still learning about the biology and behaviour of this species. Studies are expensive and difficult to conduct because of Wolverines’ large home ranges and low densities. The configuration of the rocks results in natural cavities under the snow, which form dens for the Wolverines. Most dens that have been found are in tundra and alpine regions and consist of a complex of snow tunnels associated with boulders or rocks. One specific type of habitat Wolverines need is the den used by females to give birth and raise their kits. This lack of knowledge about Wolverine habitat makes it difficult to manage the species and protect its habitat. Labrador and Québec, for example, don’t seem to have recolonized by Wolverines, despite the abundance of caribou and undisturbed habitat. However, the reasons for their high sensitivity for human disturbance are still being studied, and are not yet known. Wolverines are most likely to occur in remote areas, far away from humans and their developments. Within its range, the Wolverine occupies many different kinds of habitats. The boreal forest, one of the habitats used by the Wolverine