Midpen Regional Open Space: New Genetics Study Reveals Rarity of Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rats

March 5 - Following the exciting rediscovery of the Santa Cruz kangaroo rat (Dipodomys venustus venustus) in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve in 2019, Midpen and collaborators at UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo launched a five-year genetics research project to learn more about kangaroo rat populations in Central California….