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When traditional funding dried up, Colorado researchers created OnlyMarms, a playful OnlyFans page featuring yellow-bellied marmots that's already raised $6,000. The fuzzy rodents are proving that creative conservation can be both wholesome and wildly successful.
A Colorado wildlife center just pulled off the first successful marmot adoption in captivity, reuniting nine rescued pups with their mom and matching her with four orphans. The entire 13-member family is now thriving in the wild after being saved from dangerous conditions.
Scientists are launching Fat Marmot Week, a fun voting contest to save their 60-year study of Colorado's adorable ground squirrels after federal funding cuts threatened to shut it down. After losing two-thirds of their marmot population to climate impacts last winter, researchers are fighting to keep this vital long-term wildlife study alive.
When federal budget cuts threatened a 62-year study of yellow-bellied marmots, UCLA researchers got creative with an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms. Now subscribers can watch exclusive videos of these adorable alpine critters doing what they do best: being absolutely charming.
When federal grants dried up for a 60-year marmot study, a creative grad student launched "OnlyMarms" on OnlyFans to keep the research alive. The G-rated account sharing adorable rodent content is now funding groundbreaking climate science.
When a marmot got wedged between concrete barriers in an Oliver, BC park, firefighters deployed heavy rescue equipment normally saved for car crashes. The 20-minute rodent rescue had a happy ending.
Ten American species, from Washington's Olympic marmot to Delaware's lantern firefly, are being considered for endangered species protections. If approved, these would be the first new protections granted under the current administration.
Hungary now generates 25% of its electricity from solar power, topping sunnier EU nations like Spain and Greece. The boom happened not from climate activism, but from a push for energy independence and affordable subsidies.
Those adorable groundhogs predicting weather each February are actually helping scientists fight diseases like cancer, obesity, and heart disease. Their incredible hibernation abilities are unlocking medical breakthroughs that could transform human health.
Those chubby groundhogs doing weather predictions? They're actually teaching scientists how to treat human diseases and rebuilding habitats for dozens of species. New research reveals these master hibernators hold secrets to fighting obesity, liver cancer, and even extending human lifespans.
Scientists just proved what sparked past outbreaks like COVID-19, and the solution could stop the next one. Yale researchers found traded animals share 41% of their diseases with humans, but blocking key routes could protect millions.