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

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Animal Control rescued a marmot that was caught in the engine compartment of a van this weekend. LAC responded to the report of a marmot that had caught a ride to ...

This story originally appeared on Canada's National Observer and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vancouver Island marmots may just be the antidote required for the dystopian times we are ...

POLLACK PINES, Calif. (KGO) -- Firefighters in Pollock Pines in Northern California had to take apart a vehicle to rescue a marmot that hitched a ride inside the engine compartment. Marmots have been ...

Vancouver Island marmots are hitting the slopes in a race to save their species, which even wildlife conservationists call “unbearably cute.” The woodland rodent, a cousin of squirrels and groundhogs, ...

What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms? In a study led by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, an international team of researchers studied the genome of ...

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 ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --Animal control officers in Nebraska rescued a marmot that hitched a ride from Wyoming in the engine compartment of a van. Lincoln Animal Control said in a Facebook post that officers ...

A couple from Mongolia has died from the bubonic plague after eating raw meat from a large rodent known as the marmot, RadarOnline.com has learned. An official from the World Health Organization in ...

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Klahhane Hiking Club members saw last weekend one of the sights of summer in the Olympic Mountains — the Olympic marmot. A dozen club members hiked Hurricane Hill on Sunday, ...

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