In 1993, California’s thumb-sized Pacific pocket mouse was rediscovered after being thought extinct; 33 years later, 530+ have been reintroduced and a third reintroduced population established The Times of IndiaPocket Mouse on the Brink of Extinction Establishes New Population, Giving the Tiny Species Hope People.comSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Establishes Third Reintroduced Population of Pacific Pocket Mice at Camp Pendleton PR NewswireEndangered Pacific pocket mice population established at Camp Pendleton FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News