She even called her dad to help with the rodent's removal. Eventually, after many unsuccessful attempts to dislodge it, the marmot ended up running away in a quiet moment. The second time around ...

Back then, the hoary marmot was living on both the island and the mainland. After the sea came up at the end of the ice age, that population of hoary marmots evolved into the distinct Vancouver Island ...

Vanessa Isnardy, of WildSafeBC, says that there are hoary marmots in the subalpine, but this marmot — captured in images by local photographer Brian Aikens — looks like a yellow-bellied marmot ...

Gorrell is the recipient of a five-year grant of $24,000 per year from the federal Natural Sciences and Research Council to study the genetics of the Vancouver Island marmot, now numbering about ...

“Our yellow-bellied marmots, on a nice February you might see one of those out, but you would never see a hoary marmot out in February,” said Merrill. “The Richardson’s ground squirrel is ...

General Mrs. Harper’s run-in with some hoary marmots By Mitchel Raphael August 15, 2011 Mitchel Raphael Wild kingdom Laureen Harper has gone on an annual summer hike for a few years now.

Calgary family wonders why B.C. marmot is living in their car Joel Young and his family returned to Calgary from a trip to Victoria three weeks ago and somewhere along the way, a hoary marmot ...

Across the Salish Sea in Washington State, the closely related Olympic marmot is a species of “least concern.” The Hoary marmot, another close relative, ranges from Idaho to the Yukon territory.

In North Cascades National Park and nearby alpine forests, hoary marmot populations declined by 74% from 2007 to 2016, according to new research from Washington State University.

Spotting a hoary marmot is a rite of passage for serious Pacific Northwest hikers. The charming and curious creatures can be found in the subalpine meadows of Washington’s North Cascades range ...