The Olympic marmot is more than just a cute sight for hikers — it is a biological anomaly. Unlike the eagles or orcas for ...

SEATTLE— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Olympic marmots under the Endangered Species Act. The rare marmots are found only ...

Environmentalists are suing the Trump administration to protect an animal found only on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. The Olympic marmot lives in mountain meadows of Olympic National Park. A ...

The squirrel species lives only within Olympic National Park in Washington. Environmentalists sued the Fish and Wildlife Service Wednesday for missing a deadline over whether to provide Endangered ...

Olympic marmots can spend up to eight months a year hibernating, emerging when the weather warms to forage for food, fatten up, and otherwise go about their business. If you’ve traveled in the alpine ...

A non-profit conservation organization sued Trump administration officials Wednesday for failing to act on a petition to protect Olympic marmots. The Center for Biological Diversity filed the lawsuit ...

(CN) — A furry rodent found in the rainy forests of the Pacific Northwest that has been facing a decline in population for decades could be one step closer to an endangered or threatened species ...

Washington state is known for its variety of flora and fauna. But when it comes to public adoration, it seems like one local animal has been a little jilted — the Olympic marmot. It's ironic, ...