Groggy Vancouver Island marmot makes a twitching motion when put on the scales for weighing
Don’t pack away your winter clothing just yet. Van Isle Violet is predicting six more weeks of winter.
“Examined early this morning by veterinarian Malcolm McAdie, Van Isle Violet stirred faintly out [of] torpor, saw her shadow briefly, and promptly returned to hibernation,” the foundation said. Endangered Vancouver Island marmots live in mountainous terrain. About 210 marmots are in the wild and another 102 live in the foundation’s captive breeding facility at the foundation. Of those 102, 52 will be released into the wild this year, Taylor said.In 2003, there were fewer than 30 wild marmots, but as a result of recovery efforts, by fall of 2021 there were marmots living in 25 colonies on the Island.
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