A look back at the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. A Front Range species pushed into decline by habitat loss and fragmentation. Over the years, Rocky Mountain Wild has worked to uphold Endangered Species Act protections, including overturning a 2008 decision to split protections by state lines and filing a 2017 petition to keep science at the center. | Rocky Mountain Wild | Facebook

Meet the meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)! During surveys conducted this summer, conservation biologists captured several of this species in wet prairies and along stream edges. Jumping mice are widespread across most of North America and recognized by their long tail and large hind feet, which help them jump short distances. Not only can they jump -- they're great swimmers, too! In the summer, they eat fruit, insects, and seeds. From October to April, these mice hibernate. | Wisconsin Dep