Wild and precious life: four marmots released on Mount Washington

The Marmot Recovery Foundation and marmot enthusiasts ventured up to Mount Washington on June 23 to participate in releasing marmots into the wild.
The one female and three male marmots were raised as a part of a breeding program to help this critically endangered species unique to Vancouver Island.
In fact, Marmota vancouverensis is the only mammal endemic to the island, and in 2003, there were fewer than 30 left in the wild. Due to the hard work of the Marmot Recovery Foundation, its partners,