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The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) naturally occurs only in the high mountains of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. This particular marmot species is large compared to some other marmots, and most other rodents.
Learn how the Foundation is working to recover the critically endangered Vancouver Island Marmot, Canada's most endangered mammal. Find out how you can get involved and support the conservation efforts.
Learn about the endangered Vancouver Island Marmot, a type of ground squirrel that lives only on Vancouver Island. Find out how climate change, habitat loss, and predation threaten this species, and what is being done to protect it.
Learn about the only endemic mammal species to British Columbia, the Vancouver Island marmot, a large squirrel-like animal that lives in alpine meadows and hibernates underground. Find out how it reproduces, communicates, disperses and faces threats from predators and habitat loss.
Aug 16, 2018 · Learn how conservationists fought to prevent the extinction of the Vancouver Island marmot, a critically endangered squirrel-like animal that lives only on one island in British Columbia. Find out how they used captive breeding, reintroduction, and habitat restoration to boost its population and protect its habitat.
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- Anne Casselman
Learn about the endangered Vancouver Island marmot, the only endemic mammal species to British Columbia. See the population trends, recovery efforts, and threats to this rare animal.
Nov 15, 2021 · The Vancouver Island Marmot is only found on Vancouver Island and one of the world's most endangered mammals. Thanks to amazing teamwork, the wild population has been increasing in recent years. At its lowest point in 2003, fewer than 30 marmots remained in the wild, but as of 2021, numbers have increased to over 200.
