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Volcano mouse once thought extinct is actually 'doing great,' research finds Scientists had presumed the species was wiped off the face of the Earth after a 1991 volcanic eruption destroyed its only habitat on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 30, 2021 1:41 PM ET | Last Updated: January 30 This species of mouse was thought to be extinct after the Mount Pinatubo volcano erupted in 1991. But a new study has found it is, in fact, thriving.(Field Museum )

Rediscovery of the “extinct” Pinatubo volcano mouse A small mouse rediscovered on a volcano that erupted 30 years ago provides hope for wildlife conservation in the Philippines. In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo, a volcanic peak on the Philippine Island of Luzon, literally blew its top. It was the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century, ten times stronger than Mount Saint Helens, and its effects were devastating. Lava and ash spewed into the surrounding environment in the Zambales Mountains, pooling in layers up to 600 feet thick in the valleys. Following the eruption, po...

(photo from Danilo Balete/Field Museum of Natural History) The findings of the study led by researchers Eric Rickart, Lawrence Heaney, and Danilo Balete of the Natural History Museum of Utah and Field Museum of Natural History Chicago were recently published in the Philippine Journal of Science. The researchers noted that the information on the mammal fauna of Mt. Pinatubo prior to the 1991 eruption is limited but documents a variety of native mammals. “In 2011 and 2012, we surveyed mammals at localities along an elevational gradient on the eastern slope of the mountain where vegetation had...

It’s tough to stand out in the world of mice. The long-nosed Luzon forest mouse did it by living inside an active volcano in the Philippines – earning it the name Pinatubo volcano mouse. Unfortunately, Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon erupted violently on June 15, 1991, killing over 800 people, the lush forests that covered its slopes … and the last of the Pinatubo volcano mice. Or so it was thought. After not having been seen in decades, a recent survey of the volcano – which still shows evidence of the devastation – found the Pinatubo volcano mice somehow survived and are mak...