Pika research finds troubling signs for the iconic Rocky Mountain animal

A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder carries a warning for one of the Rocky Mountains' most iconic ...

Portland's pika population pops past previous peak

A unique group of these adorable critters living just 30 minutes from Portland was threatened by a fire some years back, but ...
Center for Biological Diversity

SAVING THE AMERICAN PIKA

The American pika — a small, herbivorous, conspicuously cute mammal related to rabbits and hares — is adapted to the cold climate in high-elevation boulder fields and alpine meadows in the mountains ...
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Oregon Zoo seeks volunteers to monitor fluffy American Pikas

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s that time of year again, the Oregon Zoo is looking for volunteers to help locate and track the Gorge’s fluffiest resident. The American Pika is a potato-sized mammal and ...
The Columbian

Cascades Pika Watch: Training program teaches volunteers to count adorable Gorge denizens

The heroically durable American pika appears to be making a comeback as it faces down such existential challenges as wildfire and climate change. And that’s a whole lot to face down for a creature as ...
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Little pika not endangered enough

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Climate change might be hurting some populations of the American pika, a relative of the rabbit, but not enough to warrant endangered species protection for the tiny ...