The City of Vernon, B.C., is dealing with a mounting marmot population near the city’s arena — and well meaning residents are actually making the problem worse.
The city estimates there are now more than 50 yellow-bellied marmots living in the rocky hillside near Kal Tire Place.
The holes the ground squirrels dig near the arena are a hazard to staff and visitors and may make the rocky hillside unstable, according to a wildlife control expert hired by the city to relocate the animals.
“There’s lots of them. There’s no shortage,” said Pete Wise, who added that marmots can cause thousands of
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