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Captive-bred VIMs are released to augment the wild population, but their susceptibility to parasites is unknown. The objectives of this study were to describe the diversity, prevalence, severity, and temporal variation of VIM enteric parasites. Noninvasive fecal samples were collected from wild and captive marmots and analyzed using a modified McMaster fecal egg floatation technique to indicate parasite prevalence and relative mean abundance. We identified oocysts and ova from 3 parasite taxa including a protozoan coccidium not previously described in the VIM (prevalence 68%), an ascarid nematode Baylisascaris laevis (prevalence 82%), and an anoplocephalid cestode Diandrya vancouverensis (prevalence 8%). Depending on the species, comparisons revealed variation in parasite infection by sex, by colony, and between wild and captive VIMs, but not among age classes or by female reproductive status. Finally, captive VIMs displayed significant monthly variation in parasite prevalence and mean egg abundance, suggesting a seasonal influence on parasite egg shedding. This information is critically important for future research investigating the influences of these trends on the health, ecology, and conservation of VIMs and their parasites.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1645\/24-20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,19]],"date-time":"2024-07-19T03:57:03Z","timestamp":1721361423000},"page":"300-310","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Population Dynamics of Enteric Parasites in the Endangered Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)"],"prefix":"10.1645","volume":"110","author":[{"given":"Kevin P.","family":"Gourlay","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Biology Department, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9R 5S5, Canada."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Malcolm L.","family":"McAdie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marmot Recovery Foundation, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9R 6X9, Canada."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8235-2461","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jamieson C.","family":"Gorrell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biology Department, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9R 5S5, Canada."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1220","reference":[{"key":"41","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"R. 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