As flurries fall on B.C.'s South Coast, blanketing areas with snow, it seems fitting that Vancouver Island marmot Violet predicts six more weeks of winter.
They spend up to eight months hibernating each year and then double their body weight during the summer. Olympic marmots have the smallest range and population of any marmot species in the United ...
As Taylor explains, there are currently fewer than 400 Marmota vancouverensis, commonly called the Vancouver Island Marmot, left in the wild. The species, endemic to Vancouver Island ...
Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs.
Violet isn't just here to help with the weather forecast: She's also spreading awareness. While Canada is home to four marmot species, Violet's species, the Vancouver Island Marmot, is the only one ...