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Endangered Amargosa Voles Begin to Repopulate Desert Habitat

Katherine E Kerlin — September 06, 2022 - 2:38pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis wildlife cameras revealed pups born to endangered Amargosa voles that were reintroduced to a Shoshone marsh. This indicates the voles are beginning to repopulate their native habitat after restoration efforts.

10 Animals 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Is Working to Save

Katherine E Kerlin — April 21, 2016 - 4:00pm

From fish to fowl, and cougars to condors, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis research plays a key role in protecting animals from species extinction. Here are 10 animals 51�ԹϺ�� Davis is working to save.

Captive-bred Amargosa voles preparing to head back to the wild

IET WebDev — April 10, 2015 - 10:45am

Less than a year after the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Veterinary Medicine began a captive breeding program, more than two dozen Amargosa voles are preparing to rejoin their cousins in the wild. They are the first captive-bred group to be released and offer hope of rebuilding the population of one of the most endangered mammals in North America.

Loss of habitat, drought and climate change brought this subspecies of the California vole to near extinction, leaving only a few hundred clinging to existence in rare marshes of the Mojave Desert.

Amargosa Voles Content

Endangered Amargosa Voles Begin to Repopulate Desert Habitat

10 Animals 51�ԹϺ��� Davis Is Working to Save

Captive-bred Amargosa voles preparing to head back to the wild

10 Animals 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Is Working to Save