User:Wsymington/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Vancouver Island marmot

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it pertains to course material, as well as a general interest in the species.

Evaluate the article
The lead section accurately explains the content of the article, however I found the introductory sentence to be rather strange. It briefly touches on the key points of the article, without being too long-winded and wordy. The content is relevant to the species and up to date, with edits being made the same day I am reading it (likely by my classmates). The piece came off as rather neutral, and seemingly unbiased in one way or another. All of the source links I followed worked, and contained recent information. A wide array of sources and authors were used as well, showing an effort to diversify the information used in the article. The article was well organised, however the conservation section was a little wordy and redundant at times. A lot of the sentences within the section were explaining that the marmots are endangered or at risk, which had already been established numerous times at the beginning of the article. The media included, being a diagram of the Marmots habitat, gave helpful context to the reader. The talk page clearly showed that many editors are invested in the accuracy and clarity of the article. Overall, this article was accurate, informative, unbiased, and clear. The strengths of the article were definitely the history section, as well as the inclusion of history on the Marmot Recovery Foundation. I found the conservation status section could have been more concise, but the article is very well-developed and provides great insight on the topic.