The release is part of a joint effort by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, as part of an ongoing effort to bring the Pacific pocket mouse back from the brink of extinction.
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Born on July 14, 2013 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Patrick – named after actor Patrick Stewart - was part of the zoo’s conservation breeding program.