Ecologists have had early success in a fresh attempt to reintroduce the native smoky mouse to a protected area in southern NSW. Experts say the first groups of released mice are breeding and ...

More than 50 of these native mice have been released into a southern NSW national park, with hopes to re-populate the area.

The critically endangered smoky mouse is not your average rodent. Three times larger than a house mouse, with a soft blue-grey fur and bright beady eyes, this rare and cryptic animal has been the ...