Gob the Marmot Returns, Ready for Wild Reunion

0:00It's April 7. This is Vancouver News Today. Local news powered by AI. Got the Vancouver Island Marmot guy released into the wild last June near Mount Washington. But by fall, he was chilling right outside his old recovery. Center, peering through the mesh at his buddies. Born at the Toronto Zoo in 2024, this energetic dude spent his first wincer at the Tony Barrett Mount Washington Marmot Recovery Center, before heading out for that short waddle to freedom. The recovery foundation says, God was in great shape when he returned. No survival issues for him, and they let him back inside to hibernate safely as. Wincer hit. These marmot were down to just 22 wild ones back in 2003, teetering on extinction, but captive breeding flipped the script. Boosting numbers to 427 across 35 colonies today. Nagob's teamed up with a fresh crew from hibernation, getting to know them before spring release farther out. Even a 50 like him let loose last year, and the foundations hyped for his next wild run.