Wildlife groups and local water agencies have reached an agreement to protect the habitats of the San Bernardino kangaroo rat and Santa Ana sucker fish, two formerly widespread local species whose ...

Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of ...

Kangaroo rats do not need to drink water, since they extract the moisture they need from their diet. THREATS: Threats to the San Bernardino kangaroo rat include continued loss, degradation, and ...

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 lawsuit we filed resulted in 1,200 acres of quality kangaroo rat habitat being saved from development at ... We've also launched a lawsuit to save the species from a massive water-development ...

An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert -- and researchers have discovered new ...

The desert rat-kangaroo, thought extinct, may still exist in the Sturt Stony Desert. Research on its skull biomechanics reveals it likely consumed softer foods, contrary to previous beliefs.