Pacific pocket mice are critical to their ecosystem function, because they are seed eaters that disperse the seeds of native plants throughout their habitat. Marine Corps and Center for Natural Lands Management for their ongoing management of this species’ habitat and supporting the captive breeding effort.” “We also appreciate the stewardship of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Carlsbad office.

“This collaborative effort between federal, state, and regional partners has been instrumental in helping this critically endangered mammal take this important step towards recovery,” said Mendel Stewart, field supervisor for the U.S. The relocation comes exactly four years after 30 Pacific pocket mice were brought in from their native habitat (in June 2012) for a captive breeding program at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This is the first relocation for the Pacific pocket mouse recovery program, which is managed by staff at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, in cooperation with the U.S. Fifty endangered Pacific pocket mice, which make their homes underground, are about to be relocated into an area of Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, part of OC Parks. The population of Orange County, California is growing, but its newest group of residents won’t block any views of the ocean. Successful Captive Breeding of the Endangered Pacific Pocket Mouse Results in Its Relocation into the Species’ Historic Range

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