Researchers fear many endangered Vancouver Island marmots didn't survive winter
The “pings” telling conservationists that Vancouver Island marmots are alive and well have failed to return this spring for 25 to 30 members of the endangered species, prompting fears of a mass death. The Marmot Recovery Foundation is investigating whether the problem is with implanted transmitters or the squirrel-family mammals themselves. “I don’t have a lot […]
