We evaluated fecal pellet counts as an index of hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) social group size in order to develop a simple, inexpensive method for monitoring population change of a widely ...

Male hoary marmots living in isolated colonies at Mount Rainier National Park demonstrated a significantly greater involvement with their infants than did males living in a larger, more interactive ...

Ask anyone who has hiked in Glacier National Park if they've seen a marmot and the answer is probably yes. Hoary marmots are a common sight in Glacier and in many of Montana's mountain ranges, but ...

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Wildlife Wednesdays are weekly events. They are monthly events during the winter. This article has been updated to reflect the change. The ...

Of the 14 marmot species worldwide, only two are found in Montana – the yellow-bellied and the hoary marmot – while Washington has those plus the Olympic marmot. North Idaho has yellowbellies, hoaries ...

The marmot, one of the largest rodent species in North America, will challenge any notions you have about this wildlife family. Marmots can grow to about the size of a cat, are socially adept, ...

FAIRBANKS - Seasonality is an inescapable topic in Fairbanks. We schedule our lives around extremely short and cold winter days and the endless sun of summer, so now seems like a good time to ponder ...

The Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville has a new tenant. The tenant’s name is Chestnut. He weighs 9 pounds. He’s a hoary marmot who used to live at Mount Rainier National Park. Hoary marmots ...

Greenpeace was out filming the mini-doc Secretary Sally Jewell: #ParksNotCoal in Glacier National Park when a romantic hoary marmot snuck up on a timelapse sequence to get all ...

• Montana doesn't have groundhogs, so Feb. 2 (Groundhog Day) doesn't mean much under the Big Sky. Groundhogs live in the Midwest and Eastern states. • We do, however, have two species of marmots, a ...