Reclassification “Un-Endangers” Arizona Vole

The critter formerly known as the Hualapai Mexican vole. Credit: George Andrejko, Arizona Game and Fish Department.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife because genetic research shows that it’s not a separate subspecies.

Read/listen to my full story at KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk:
Arizona Vole Removed From Endangered Species List

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