This Creature Went Extinct 136,000 Years Ago – But Then Evolution Repeated Itself

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In the end, the Vancouver Island marmots were eventually pulled back from the brink thanks to some hard work. Yes, once the Marmot Recovery Foundation was set up, their population received a much needed boost. Indeed, it’s believed that you could find up to 200 of them in the wild 15 years on from their brush with death.

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