User:Mic-233/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)

Vancouver Island marmot

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

It is one of the topics in my class and I am interested in learning more about the animal

The article matters because it talks about the animal's characteristics, history and conservation

Preliminary impression is that the article is well written

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead section: Intro sentence is good because it introduces the Vancouver Island marmot, which is the articles topic. The section also has the main points of what the article is about, which is a description of the animal, it's habitat and conservation. Overall, the lead section is concise and well written.

Content: The content is about the Vancouver island marmot, so the content is relevant to the topic. The most current statistic in the article is from 2021. Also, the last edit to the article was in 2022, so the article is up to date.

Tone and Balance: tone is neutral

Sources: There are many sources, 30, and also suggested further reading. Many of the sources are also academic articles and from trusted sites such as IUCN, so the sources are reliable.

Organization: The article is well organized into sections with headings, and well written.

Images: The images have captions and are relevant.