Kangaroo Rats Get Home Improvement
Seedlings are protected by plastic sheathes as part of kangaroo rat habitat restoration. Stephens’ kangaroo rats are adapted to live in native grasslands. After successfully translocating 150 kangaroo...
View ArticleWhere are Translocated Kangaroo Rats Now?
Stephens’ kangaroo rats continue to live and reproduce where they were translocated in fall 2010. It’s been 6 months since we released 152 Stephens’ kangaroo rats onto the Southwestern Riverside County...
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A remote camera records a coyote on an SKR release site. I am happy to report that we had another successful (and exciting!) field season. We re-trapped endangered Stephens’ kangaroo rats (SKRs) on...
View ArticleEndangered Mice Nestle into New Homes
Female #14 fills her cheek pouches with seed. It’s early morning, and I have just finished feeding the pocket mice various seeds, spinach, and a twig of buckwheat. I watch as the mice collect seeds in...
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