The hunt is on for the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse — and so is a Trump-backed fight that holds it up as proof the Endangered Species Act needs to be changed.

A new federal push to protect 18,462 Front Range acres as habitat for the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse has set off an endangered-species battle royale. Wildlife conservationists cheered the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A rare mouse found in New Mexico and two other western states now has protection under the Endangered Species Act, and that's expected to aggravate ongoing battles between the ...

ROCKY FLATS, Colo., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Mouse 1, Developers 0 -- the Preble's meadow jumping mouse likely will get a much larger habitat along Colorado's Front Range as a result of a federal proposal ...

ALBUQUERQUE — The federal government is setting aside nearly 22 square miles across three western states as critical habitat for a rare mouse that has already pitted ranchers against the U.S ...

WASHINGTON – An acrobatic mouse is threatening Bush administration efforts to give Western developers an upper hand over endangered species. The Preble's meadow jumping mouse is in fact a unique ...

WASHINGTON - A tiny mouse vying for survival in the Rocky Mountains may have gained an upper hand over Western developers. Study bolsters protecting Western jumping mouse Skip to main content Skip ...

A photo of a western jumping mouse in Parkland, Alta., in 2012. (Michael Patrick Marklevitz) Social Sharing. They're small, they're springy and apparently they make a good snack for great blue herons.

The meadow jumping mouse builds nests of plant fibers 10-15 cm (4-6 in) in diameter, in clumps of grass, within the bases of hollow trees, in and under hollow logs, and underground to depths of 1 m (3 ...

The large hind limbs, bright colors, and long, tapered, white-tipped tail identify the woodland jumping mouse. The 115-160 mm (4.5-6.3 in), sparsely-haired tail, grayish brown above, and white below ...

A photo of a western jumping mouse in Parkland, Alta., in 2012. (Michael Patrick Marklevitz via CBC) Content continues below. RELATED: How to keep the mice out when the season changes.