Species fact sheet

Gulo gulo

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 Males 12 – 18 kg / Females 8 – 13 kg

 Mating: June - August

 Birth: January - March

 Litter size: 1-5, normally 2-3

 Wide range of species from reindeer to rodents. Much food comes from

 scavenging, but can kill domestic sheep and semi-domestic reindeer.

 Solitary and territorial - little overlap with members of same sex.

 Vary from 100 to 500 km² for males and 100 to 200 km² for females.

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 Norway 

 Sweden

 Finland

(1) Depredation on domestic sheep in Norway and semi-domestic reindeer in Norway, Sweden and Finland leads to a low tolerance for wolverines.

(2) Illegal killing is widespread in all countries, and harvest quotas in Norway are very high.