Catherine Babault<p>May 17 is <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EndangeredSpeciesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpeciesDay</span></a> - The Vancouver Island marmot is the most endangered mammal in Canada. It is endemic to Vancouver Island where there are about 300 of them living in the alpine meadows. <br>A program of reproduction in captivity started over 20 yrs ago when there were less than 30 marmots in the wilderness. Learn more (& donate if you can) here: <a href="https://marmots.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">marmots.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VancouverIslandMarmot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIslandMarmot</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/marmot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marmot</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>