VIDEO: ‘Disgusly cute’ marmots start new life on B.C. ski hill
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed marmots are digging their first burrows on Vancouver Island’s Mount Washington.
The foundation releases Vancouver Island marmots every year at Mount Washington. That’s because the rare rodent thrives in empty meadows — which ski runs transform into in the summer time — and high elevations. The species — endemic to Vancouver Island and one of the rarest mammals in the world — has been near extinction for more than 20 years. When the population was lowest, in 2003, nearly a dozen of the estimated total 30 alive were counted at Mount Washington. As of 2021 the population had rebounded to more than 250 on about 20 Vancouver Island mountains.
“They are constantly digging up new spots,” Taylor said. “There isn’t really any other mammal on Vancouver Island that plays that role.”
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