Island marmot bucks Groundhog Day consensus - Victoria Times Colonist
Violet the Vancouver Island marmot wasn’t swayed by other weathercasting wildlife and cast her vote for six more weeks of winter.
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Violet the Vancouver Island marmot wasn’t swayed by other weathercasting wildlife and cast her vote for six more weeks of winter.
On Friday, Van Isle Violet reportedly saw her shadow after being gently awakened from hibernation in a straw-filled box, then weighed in a room with windows.
The population of wild Vancouver Island marmots fell to just 30 animals in 2003. Now, 20 years later, the population has grown by a factor of 10.
While it might seem unusual to find a marmot in an engine compartment, a wildlife expert says this is actually a pretty common occurrence in many parts of B.C.
A new season of the short-form series Human Elements takes viewers from a 1,000-degree glass kiln on the San Juan Islands to a range with wild wolves.