San Quintin kangaroo rat found in Baja
California will be subject of a conservation plan
Date: April
19, 2018
Source:
San Diego Natural History Museum
Summary:
Researchers from the San Diego Natural
History Museum (The Nat) and the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular A.C.
have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California; the Museum is partnering
with the organization and local authorities on a conservation plan for the
species.
The San Quintin kangaroo rat was last seen in
1986, and was listed as endangered by the Mexican government in 1994. It was
held as an example of modern extinction due to agricultural conversion. In the
past few decades, San Quintin, which lies 118 miles south of Ensenada, has
become a major agricultural hub, converting huge areas of native habitat into
fields and hot houses for tomatoes and strawberries.
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