But there's one animal that doesn't get the same kind of love — the Olympic marmot. Think about it — when's the last time you saw a souvenir t-shirt with a marmot on it? Orcas and salmon steal ...

SEATTLE— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Olympic marmots under the Endangered Species Act. The rare marmots are found only ...

If you're wondering why you're not seeing certain animals on a hike, you may need an altitude adjustment. Head uphill to ...

OLYMPIA — Students at Seattle’s Wedgwood Elementary School have been lobbying lawmakers through e-mails and visits to the state Capitol on behalf of the native Olympic marmot, which they want ...

The Olympic marmot is on track to become Washington’s official “endemic mammal,” joining the ranks of the orca (official marine mammal), willow goldfinch (official bird) and steelhead trout ...

Speaking of Jacobsen’s bills, he’s also back with a proposal to declare the Olympic marmot the official “state endemic mammal.” The bill describes the creatures in language similar to how ...

Olympic marmots can spend up to eight months a year hibernating, emerging when the weather warms to forage for food, fatten up, and otherwise go about their business. If you’ve traveled in the ...

SEQUIM — Biologist Patti Happe and Rick Klawitter will tell about the Olympic marmot at the next Sequim Science Café, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The free presentation, which will include results of a ...

YOU HEARD IT here first: I’m through writing this column once I get my new job as a marmot surveyor. I am uniquely qualified for this position. I have spent years studying the Olympic marmot in an ...

(Yes, Forks, like in “Twilight.”) No, but there are black bears. Other notable wildlife species include the Olympic marmot, Olympic snow mole and Olympic torrent salamander, which aren’t ...

Roosevelt elk, blacktailed deer, black bears, bobcats, Olympic marmot, raccoons, river and coastal fish, wide variety of birds. Diverse plant life includes temperate rain forest, mountain conifers ...