Washington state is known for its variety of flora and fauna. But there's one animal that doesn't get the same kind of love — the Olympic marmot.

Washington state is known for its variety of flora and fauna. But when it comes to public adoration, it seems like one local animal has been a little jilted — the Olympic marmot.

The marmot is a rodent in the squirrel family and is unique to Washington state. The hibernating mammal’s burrow is only about 50 feet up the paved path away from the parking lot.

They were named as the state endemic mammal by the Washington State Legislature in 2009. Endangered Species Act protection would allow the Service to craft strong safeguards and a recovery plan to ...

It likes to sunbathe on rocks and hang out in the summer along Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. Skip to ... Washington Est. May 19, 1883. ... Marmot scurries toward state title ...

An Olympic marmot stands as the star of the show at Hurricane Ridge on Monday. These tourists from Alaska stopped and photographed the creature from a distance as he slowly ate his meal of wildflowers ...

Students at Seattle's Wedgwood Elementary School have been lobbying lawmakers through e-mails and visits to the state Capitol on behalf of the native Olympic marmot, which they think should be ...