Joseph Messin has been monitoring populations of Stephens kangaroo rats for years at the NRS’s Motte Rimrock Reserve. Data from his trapping efforts was key to the removal of Stephens’ k-rat from the endangered species list in 2022. His data helped the Stephens’ kangaroo rat hop off the endangered species list
Motte Rimrock Reserve videos
Joseph Messin has been monitoring populations of Stephens kangaroo rats for years at the NRS’s Motte Rimrock Reserve. Data from his trapping efforts was key to the removal of Stephens’ k-rat from the endangered species list in 2022. His data helped the Stephens’ kangaroo rat hop off the endangered species list