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Vancouver Island Researchers Boost Marmot Survival with Biscuits

2/9/2025

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On Vancouver Island, researchers are on a mission to save marmots by enhancing their survival and reproduction. By testing calorie-rich biscuits, they aim to increase the animals' body weight and litter size. With the population rebounding from just 30 to 300, these marmots are vital to the alpine ecosystem, acting as a keystone species.

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Story summary

On Vancouver Island, researchers are on a mission to save marmots by enhancing their survival and reproduction. By testing calorie-rich biscuits, they aim to increase the animals' body weight and litter size. With the population rebounding from just 30 to 300, these marmots are vital to the alpine ecosystem, acting as a keystone species.