Ah, the Canadian forecaster beasties.

In Quebec they resort to a marmot, Fred, in Val d'Espoir.
Fred did not see his shadow, spring is supposedly coming soon.
Fred looks mighty unhappy in the photo I saw,
kicking his little hind feet in the air. Le Pauvre!

Then Shubenacadie Sam (hint of Acadia in there?) in Nova Scotia
also did not see his shadow, spring is supposedly coming soon.
Sam, showing a little more gumption and forethought,
waited until after the forecast and then
attempted to escape from his enclosure.
The CBC's Brett Ruskin, who helped rescue the groundhog,
was bitten on the hand for his trouble.