while the San Bernardino kangaroo rat has been considered endangered since 1998. Still, the fish’s habitat has also been dwindling due to human development, and conservation advocates and water ...

RIALTO, Calif.— Conservation groups have reached an agreement with the developer of the Lytle Creek Ranch development project in Southern California to permanently protect 177 acres of occupied ...

Besides fighting for federally protected habitat for the rodent, the Center has also effectively litigated to provide the animal with permanent protection from urban sprawl. A lawsuit we filed ...

Research suggests that early macropodoids likely adopted a bounding gait before transitioning to bipedal hopping. Small ...

To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only 500 grams but is the ...

A giant kangaroo rat, rescued and safely released by a permit-holder during a PG&E pipeline excavation project. Giant kangaroo rats are native to dry habitats in CA and adapted to short droughts ...

A musky rat-kangaroo in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Photo by Amy TschirnTo understand why kangaroos hop - a rarity ...

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris ... our best chance to find them is to narrow the habitat they once favored, and their diet ...