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Tiny pocket mice make a hopeful return
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Tiny pocket mice make a hopeful return

Weighing about as much as three pennies, the endangered Pacific pocket mouse is North America’s smallest mammal. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and its partners have established a third reintroduced population at a Marine Corps training area in California, where the mice are already reproducing. Two other reintroduced populations are also doing well, and their burrowing helps improve soil and provides shelter for other wildlife. Protecting and restoring coastal habitat, while maintaining genetic diversity, will be key to helping these tiny mammals thrive.
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