Clinging to existence
U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton are working with federal agencies to create formal safeguards for the critically endangered Pacific pocket mouse.
Read more: Camp Pendleton works to save species in peril
Read more: Camp Pendleton works to save species in peril
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Cheeky mouse( Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times )
The Marine Corps and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joined forces with the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research to establish a captive breeding program with 22 pocket mice. The mice, which feature a fur-lined pouch on each cheek and weigh no more than a silver quarter, are being held in quarantine at the institute's veterinary center.
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