First ever Fat Marmot Week to kick off in effort to raise money for research | Wildlife

Monday sees the start of what researchers hope will be the latest wildlife watching craze – Fat Marmot Week. Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow cover. Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in … The post First ever Fat Marmot Week to kick off in…