NEWARK, N.J. -- Authorities say a wolverine tried to escape from its metal carrier at a New Jersey airport and had to be tranquilized.
Joe Pentangelo with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says officers were called to Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. They were told a 40-pound male European wolverine had made a hole in its carrier, which was in a transport van.
The wolverine was traveling from Norway to Alaska.
A veterinarian from the Bronx Zoo in New York soon arrived to tranquilize the wolverine, so he could be safely moved to a secure carrier. The Bronx Zoo also provided a replacement transport container once he had been tranquilized.
An Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center representative traveling with the wolverine helped oversee the events.