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

The reason for declining juveniles remains unknown, but researchers guess that the warming of summer temperatures could be the culprit.

The adorable, potato-sized mammals that live in the crevasses of rocks in the Columbia River Gorge are thriving, according to the latest study from the Cascades Pika Watch. After recruiting volunteers ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Spring is approaching and wildflowers are in bloom! In the mountains of the Western U.S., the American Pika is ready to feast on these flowers! The pika is a tiny creature, roughly the length of a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is looking for help tracking “the Columbia River Gorge’s fluffiest resident,” the zoo announced Tuesday. The Cascades Pika Watch program is returning to the ...