{"id":604898,"date":"2025-11-05T10:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=604898"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:04:27","slug":"fewer-than-30-wild-marmots-left-until-heroes-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/videos\/fewer-than-30-wild-marmots-left-until-heroes-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer Than 30 Wild Marmots Left Until Heroes Arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ConFxUNyPF8?si=Mq8q4levjlhLd4Ck\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The marmots living on Vancouver Island are incredible whistlers\u2014but they&#8217;re also in big trouble, because they\u2019re one of the most endangered mammals on Earth. Not long ago, there were fewer than 30 of these rare ground squirrels left in the entire world! Luckily, a team of animal scientists have a plan to save them using special nest boxes\u2014and a helicopter! Will their plan work\u2026 or will these musical mountain dwellers disappear forever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video was created by Earth Rangers, with special thanks to The Marmot Recovery Foundation. 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