For the first time at the San Diego Zoo (SDZ), the critically endangered Pacific pocket mouse is able to be born, reproduce and give birth within the same breeding season, according to a media report.

Two endangered Pacific pocket mice have been breeding in captivity as part of study led by the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. The research, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and ...

Less than 12 months after the launch of a captive-breeding program for the endangered Pookila mouse, more than 20 pups have been born and planning is underway to return some to the wild. The Pookila ...

Cryopreservation of embryos or germ cells is commonly used in animal facilities to archive strains of genetically modified mice, both to reduce facility space usage and to protect the strains from ...