Land trust assumes Alabama beach mouse habitat protection

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An Alabama beach mouse peeks out from behind vegetation. The South Alabama Land Trust will take over managing the beach mouse program, which collects fees from developers who build on beach mouse habitat and use the funds to preserve other beach mouse habitat. (Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

A tiny mouse—usually less than six inches long—that’s found on Alabama’s beaches has a new guardian. Though they are tiny, these mice are critical for the beaches’ structural integrity.

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