Oh no! Eagle vs. Marmot! Oh no!

"Vancouver — In a West Coast environmental saga replete with a Solomon-inspired subtext, the much-loved and endangered Vancouver Island marmot has been pitted against the majestic — though not quite so rare — golden eagle.

The B.C. government authorized the killing of six eagles because they were a threat to the marmots, whose numbers have dwindled to less than two dozen in the wild. The killings were authorized by the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection but never made public, a move that has riled B.C.'s scientific and conservation community."