Tag: marmot

August 6, 2020

Marmot survival changes with the seasons

Yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains experience higher survival rates during the summer than in the winter as the climate changes. Researchers often use mark-recapture analyses to help them estimate...

May 2, 2019

Ski resort sojourn helps captive-bred marmots survive wild

Releasing captive-bred marmots into a “cushy” ski resort area for a year improves their chances of surviving predation and teaches them how to hibernate. “What we found is that you’re...