~ secrets of marmot hibernation ~ | Nature | PBS

On this Canada Day, we are thrilled to announce the births of 11 Vancouver Island marmot pups from earlier this spring. 🇨🇦 Vancouver Island marmots are endemic to Canada: they are found nowhere else in the world but Vancouver Island. The species is also critically endangered, and has the dubious distinction of being Canada’s most endangered mammal. Although 27 marmots currently call the Toronto Zoo home, you won’t see any of them on your next visit to the Zoo: they all live in a special behind

The Calgary Zoo has achieved a significant wildlife conservation milestone this summer. For the first time, the endangered Vancouver Island Marmots have been successfully bred at the Archibald Biodiversity Centre located southeast of Strathmore. | CBC Calgary

Whether you call them a woodchuck, groundhog, whistle pig or marmot, these adorable rodents are one in the same. Turn up your volume to hear breakfast sounds at MWC. | Millstone Wildlife Center