The steppe marmot. Its past and future [La marmotte des steppes. Son passé et son futur].

Résumé

The steppe marmot of European Russia has suffered from hunting pressure and agricultural evelopment in the past. Now it is regaining its former range by colonizing abandonned farming areas and this process is being helped by reintroduction programmes. Once secure these marmots show considerable potential for increase and could form the basis for a useful and substantial harvest in the future.