WEB-POST-marmot-MAVA-2011-3-Jared-Hobbs.jpg Photo: J. Hobbs

Recovering Vancouver Island marmots in Strathcona Park

Project Year: 2025-2026

Multi-year Project

Project Lead

Marmot Recovery Foundation

Watershed/Sub-region

Coastal Region

Project Type

Habitat-Based Actions

FWCP Contribution

21,965.00

Action Plan Alignment

Upland & Dryland

Project ID

COA-F26-W-4278

Translocating Vancouver Island Marmots to Strathcona Park 2025

The Vancouver Island marmot is an Endangered species that was extirpated from Strathcona Park in the Campbell and Puntledge watersheds in the 1990s.

This year, the project will translocate between two and 10 marmots into the Strathcona population. Timely, continued support will continue this species’ progress towards recovery.

Reintroduction efforts like these in the past four years have helped establish new marmot colonies.