Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are marmots dangerous? We examine these giant furry inhabitants of alpine areas and explain what to do when you meet one on the ...

Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have demonstrated, using a map of the potential distribution, the ...

Climate change is causing marmots to move, but not far, according to a recent study by SLF biologist Anne Kempel. She investigated the altitude at which most marmots currently live and compared her ...

Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota) live in extended family groups of up to 20 individuals. The groups consist of a dominant territorial pair and a number of subordinate individuals, typically ...

Not every wildlife rescue begins with an emergency call. Sometimes, it starts when someone gets home from a trip and discovers that they accidentally brought home a very unexpected passenger. That’s ...