The Guardian quoted the alliance as saying that a new population of Pacific pocket mice was created in Orange County’s Laguna Coast Wilderness Park in 2017 and the mice started reproducing naturally.Īccording to Dr Shier’s statement to the Los Angeles Times, the conservation effort has produced roughly 500 mice. The alliance reported 117 pups born in a record-breaking 31 litters the previous year.Īccording to the alliance, many of the mice will be returned to the wild this spring. What steps are being taken to save the mouse?Īccording to a statement, the zoo alliance started a breeding programme in 2012 to help prevent the extinction of the mouse. However, if adequate food supplies are available, the mouse will remain active during winter.Īs of today, habitat destruction due to urban expansion, road construction and agriculture poses the greatest threat to this critically imperilled mouse.Īccording to CBD, without sufficient habitat, the Pacific pocket mouse is left with nowhere to hide during harsh winters.Īlso read: Going Wild: How bringing back lost species can revive ecosystems The organisation explains that if environmental factors are unfavourable, the species may hibernate underground until spring brings better conditions. Why is the Pacific pocket mouse endangered?Īccording to the US-based Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), Pacific pocket mice were feared extinct for nearly 20 years before they were “rediscovered” in 1993 in Dana Point in Orange County. He was in tip-top shape, so I was very excited to see that.”Īlso read: Guinness World Records confirms 21-year-old Chihuahua as oldest living dog He was in a great mood, eating some buckwheat, and taking some pictures. Los Angeles Times quoted him as saying, “He is alive and kicking.
Officials from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed Pat was still going strong on Thursday, reported AFP.Īccording to Empric, Pat, who is not on exhibit to the public, was personally checked and the zoo alliance provided all necessary documents. Guinness World Records adjudicator Michael Empric travelled from New York to Escondido park to bestow the title on Pat, as per Los Angeles Times. Pat, one of 165 mice in the programme, is tiny even for a pocket mouse. Dr Debra Shier from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance holds the Guinness World Record certificate of “Pat,” a Pacific pocket mouse fondly named after actor Sir Patrick. The animals are found in coastal scrublands, dunes and riverbanks close to the Pacific Ocean.
The report says the Pacific pocket mouse, which ranges in size from four to six inches from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail and weighs little over a quarter, is the smallest species of mouse found in North America.Īs per AFP, the species got its name because of the pouches in its cheeks, which are used to carry food and nesting materials. Who is the world’s oldest mouse in human care?Īccording to Los Angeles Times, Pat was born on 14 July 2013, and she was a member of the third litter to be born as part of the Pacific pocket mouse conservation programme that Dr Debra Shier of the wildlife alliance had started the year before. Also read: New Guinness World Record for conga line set by 14 dogs, internet calls video ‘wholesome’
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