On the 20th anniversary of the first release of marmots into the wild, the Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Foundation released four more of the large ground squirrels into the wilds of Mount Washington, west of Comox.
Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery FoundationThe one-year-old marmots were bred in captivity as part of the efforts to bring the endangered species back from near-extinction.
In 2003, there were only 22 of the critters left in the wild. Today, there are more than 200 in colonies near Nanaimo Lakes and in Strathcona Provincial Park, and 50 more will be released over the course of the summer. Four volunteers carried the marmots to their new home on the mountainside Wednesday, and say the experience was memorable.
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