The Vancouver Island marmot pages: home of Canada's most endangered animal ...

Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata The hoary marmot, so called because of the mantle of white fur which covers his shoulders and back, is well known to hikers in the western mountains of North America. A high-pitched whistle often welcomes visitors to the alpine country and warns the members of the colony of approaching danger. Fattened by a summer of feeding on lush alpine plants, marmots, like some ...

Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis Endangered The world population of this animal, about the size of a woodchuck, is found only on a few of the higher mountains on Vancouver Island. Dependent on a very restrictive habitat of alpine and sub-alpine meadows and avalanche slopes, the Vancouver Island marmot has suffered from human interference through logging, recreational activity, and ...

Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use ...