Groundhogs are usually the most common marmots to interact with humans because their range and preferred habitat coincide ...

Olympic marmots are a unique species of large, ground-dwelling squirrels that live in alpine and subalpine meadows and rocky slopes, with most of their habitat falling within the Olympic National Park ...

"The marmots aren't going to co-operate with us ... It's almost like a keystone species, because they turn over the soil, they provide habitat for other animals. They provide prey, secondary ...