User:ArturoV29/Giant kangaroo rat

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In 1987, the U.S. Wildlife and Fish Service declared that the specie, Giant Kangaroo Rat, is now an endagered specie. One of the main reasons why the Giant Kangaroo Rat is listed as an endangered specie is because there homes were being destroyed. Specifically in the San Joaquin Desert in the state of California, the population over the past 100 years of the Giant Kangaroo Rat has decreased as much as over 90%. To try from to rescue the Giant Kangaroo Rat from going extinct, research and efforts are being done to help restore the Giant Kangaroo Rat's habitats and population.

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In the early 2010's, a collobration was set up by the Bitter Creek, CSU Stanislaus's Endangered Species Recovery Program, and the Endangered Species Recovery Program. What the restoration plan was that to help feed more and grow more plants in Bitter Creek because they found out that there isn't much food for giant kangaroo rats to eat in the area. The Small Mammal Monitoring Project was born right after the plan for giant kangaroo rats restoration was established, which the project helps with having a flowing ecosystem for the small mammals in Bitter Creek.

A group of scientists from years 2001 to 2017 decided to collect and making samples in the San. Joaquin Desert on the habitats of the giant kangaroo rat. What they found is from just over 17,000 km2 area they studied at the San Joaquin Desert, they identify only just under 700km2 of the area they researched, is a high-quality habitat for the giant kangaroo rats.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC), have been working in the San Joaquin Valley to help with the endangered species and tracking and researching there status and habitats. In the mid 2000s, the TNC began sending groups of young researchers have been sent to do to extensive research on the giant kangaroo rats. The research on the species is about keeping tracks on its habitats and looking out on the population. The research is still currently going on and has expanded to throughout the San Joaquin Valley.