US EditionEmpress and the beast: Victoria hotel's turf war with marmot Roger
- A yellow-bellied marmot named Roger has lived on the grounds of Victoria's Fairmont Empress Hotel since 2008, becoming a well-known presence there.
- Roger arrived in an environment unlike his native southwestern Canada, where yellow-bellied marmots naturally hibernate for about eight months in burrows.
- Having spent over three decades employed at the hotel, including 12 years with the groundskeeping crew, Alex Buck refers to Roger as the undisputed leader despite the harm he occasionally inflicts on plants.
- Buck recalled discovering the marmot stripping bark from his prized jelly palms while nesting and mentioned that he ends up discussing Roger more often than his gardening.
- After 17 years of coexistence, Roger remains a fixture at the hotel, suggesting a unique relationship between wildlife and human-managed spaces that balances affection with ongoing challenges.
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