In winter, if environmental factors are unfavorable, the Pacific pocket mouse may hibernate underground until spring brings better conditions. But if adequate food supplies are available, the mouse ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is partnering with other organizations to revive a mouse species that used to thrive near the California coast. According to a May 30 news release, the zoo, ...

A local species of mouse once thought to have been completely wiped out by human encroachment and habitat degradation has been reintroduced to a site on Camp Pendleton. The release is part of a joint ...

If there was a category for low maintenance, free-living and inconspicuous rodents, then one group that comes to mind are pocket mice of the family Heteromyidae. The family name translates as ...

A tiny mouse is proving that even the smallest beings can make a big impact — by cementing his place in the record books. Pat, a Pacific pocket mouse named after actor Sir Patrick Stewart, has ...

The endangered Pacific pocket mouse has been the subject of a 12-year breeding and reintroduction project to help save the species. Photo: Ken Bohn San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance The San Diego Zoo ...