The recovery is largely due to a captive breeding program that involves facilities in three provinces working together to help the furry rodents endure for future generations
And although they hold the unenviable status ofl, Vancouver Island marmots are, if not thriving, at least taking steps toward recovery.
At the Toronto Zoo this year, there are three litters of marmots, numbering two, four and five pups, for a total of 11. The litters are from the same parents as last year, zookeeper Ayesha Beyersbergen said in an e-mail. This past week, the Marmot Recovery Foundation began its planned summer release of 52 marmots into the wild, starting with 12 animals released on Mount Washington and another 40 scheduled to be released at up to 16 locations on Vancouver Island in coming weeks..
In addition to Mount Washington, the Marmot Recovery Foundation has released marmots in Strathcona Provincial Park, Nanaimo Lakes and Clayoquot Plateau Provincial Park, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Since 2003, 587 captive-bred marmots have been released into the wild, according to the group’s. Some of those released marmots have gone on to breed and have litters of their own, although others have been scooped up by predators.
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