{"id":124510,"date":"2020-12-02T00:35:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T21:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/endangered-marmot-avoids-extinction-on-ski-slopes\/"},"modified":"2020-12-02T00:35:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T21:35:18","slug":"endangered-marmot-avoids-extinction-on-ski-slopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/endangered-marmot-avoids-extinction-on-ski-slopes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Endangered marmot avoids extinction on ski slopes<\/strong>”
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Vancouver Island marmots are hitting the slopes in a race to save their species, which even wildlife conservationists call \u201cunbearably cute.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woodland rodent, a cousin of squirrels and groundhogs, can be found throughout North America, Europe and Asia, but the critically endangered Marmota vancouverensis, the largest of all marmot species, has become a symbol of wildlife conservation in Canada. <\/p>\n

Following decades of habitat destruction by humans and animal predation, the V.I. marmot population had been reduced to just 30 individuals by 2003, according to the Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Foundation.<\/p>\n

Now, thanks to recent efforts by conservationists, there are app<\/a>roximately 200 marmots across Vancouver Island. <\/p>\n

Adam Taylor, the foundation\u2019s executive director, called their mission to save the V.I. marmot a \u201cmoral obligation.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThey are really good ambassadors [for conservationism],\u201d he told the National Observer<\/a> last week, owing to their irresistible charm. \u201cThey are entertaining to watch. And there\u2019s no doubt about it, they are unbearably cute.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, it was only recently that wildlife researchers hatched a novel plan to boost the marmot population \u2014 by encouraging the animals to make a home on ski slopes located on Mount Washington in British Columbia. They found the ski-resort habitat ideal for marmot breeding, and made for a suitable \u201chalfway house\u201d for captive-bred marmots who have less experience in the wild. Later, many are recaptured and released into more remote regions, such as nearby Strathcona Provincial Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindsight is 20\/20,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cIf you look at a ski hill, it looks exactly like marmot habitat.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ski slopes promise benefits that marmots can\u2019t count on in the wild, namely food, shelter and safety from predators such as mountain lions, wolves and birds of prey, who tend to avoid human contact. Meanwhile, resort operators are supportive, keeping the area clear of trees and reducing human activity that might disturb rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018We need success stories in the conservation world,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWe need to be able to demonstrate that it\u2019s possible to bring these species back, because that\u2019s the task we\u2019re going to be engaged in more and more often.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the V.I. marmot\u2019s success is cause for \u201creal optimism,\u201d but conservationists aren\u2019t slowing down their efforts yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we walked away today, the species would absolutely fly back into extinction very quickly,\u201d he said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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