The Vancouver Island marmot is a symbol of the Island: stoic, resilient and, apparently, not always great at relationships.

YouTube video by Marmot Recovery Foundation

Four Vancouver Island Marmots were released on Mount Washington Tuesday, taking their first steps in the wild and another important step in their species' recovery.

The Marmot Recovery Foundation is sharing “exceptionally rare” video of newborn Vancouver Island marmots that was recorded using a remote nest camera at the foundation’s breeding facility at Mount Washington.

A Vancouver Island marmot with a knack for coming back home is getting a second chance at life in the wild - this time, a little farther away.

The new snow fell on a widespread hoar frost layer, creating “touchy avalanche conditions.”