Smoky mouse populations are so isolated and in such low numbers that the animals struggle to find mates that are not genetically related to them. It is not the only species struggling with a ...

Smoky mouse populations are so isolated and their numbers so low, that they struggle to find mates that are not genetically related. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a ...

They're very difficult to capture and to detect," said Kristen Abicair, founder of the University of Canberra smoky mouse captive breeding program. "So they're a hard species to save." The few ...