© Provided by Vancouver Sun Marmot keeper Tawny Molland holds Van Isle Violet for a pre-hibernation exam. Van Isle Violet is predicting six more weeks of winter. “Examined early this morning by veterinarian Malcolm McAdie, Van Isle Violet stirred faintly out [of] torpor, saw her shadow briefly, and promptly returned to hibernation,” the foundation said. “We were still skiing on Father’s Day 19 weeks later last year, arguably making Violet 300 per cent correct. In 2003, there were fewer than 30 wild marmots, but as a result of recovery efforts, by fall of 2021 there were marmots living in 25 colonies on the Island.
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