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Species of the Day: Vancouver Island Marmot

Anonymous · 2004 · IUCN Red List, http://www.iucnredlist.org/sotdfiles/marmota-vancouverensis.pdf

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Résumé

The Vancouver Island Marmot, Marmota vancouverensis, is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. One of the rarest mammals in North America, this species is only found on Vancouver Island, Canada. Its total population was estimated at fewer than 130 individuals in 2004, most of which were in captivity.