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Marmots in Peril and the Race to Save Them | Colorado Springs News
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When winter got brutal for Colorado marmots—two-thirds didn’t survive due to insufficient snow cover—the survivors are now the stars of the first-ever Fat Marmot Week, a viral online contest that’s also raising cash for critical research. Facing federal funding cuts, scientists dubbed “marmoteers” are turning to creative tactics, including OnlyFans videos and a crypto donation system, to keep tracking these bold, furry creatures—and the bigger environmental shifts they reveal, from pollinator declines to water resource impacts downstream.
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