Real Life Wolverine Spotted In Sierra Nevada [VIDEO HERE]

A Sierra Nevada wolverine roaming around Tahoe National Forest has been captured on a video by a group of scientists. The sighting is reportedly the first time since the 1920s.

The scientists were following up on unusual snow tracks from the field station when they set up the cameras and captured a video of a wolverine chewing on a tree bait and scaling a tree while scurrying in the snow. Wildlife biologist Chris Stermer with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said that the snow tracks were definitely from a wolverine.

Watch the video here:

Stermer said that he is 95 percent certain that the Sierra Nevada wolverine they have documented is the same one spotted eight years ago in the area. The biologists are still awaiting DNA samples taken from the wolverine's saliva collected from the tree bait to confirm its real identity, Daily Mail reported.

Stermer also discussed that the presence of the Sierra Nevada wolverine in California is exciting, but it is extremely hard to spot. A wolverine's nature is to typically avoid people wherever they are found. He added that the idea of a wild wolverine among the people of California is pretty amazing and begins to restore the larger carnivores back in California, Fox News reported.

Meanwhile, the Sierra Nevada wolverine is not being considered as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act as decided by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). However, after requests from scientists and various environmental groups, the US District judge has just ordered a reevaluation of the decision.

Wolverines are believed to have been eradicated in the early 1900s. Scientists have already reported a sighting of a Sierra Nevada wolverine in 2008. However, it is only now that the wolverine has been documented on a camera.

Sierra Nevada wolverine is nicknamed Buddy. It is believed that the wolverine has migrated from the Sawtooth Range located in Idaho.