Chris Ray, a pika researcher, is scheduled to talk about her work Friday and then orient volunteers who want to monitor habitat of pikas, a relative of the rabbit, that is being displaced from its ...

The whereabouts of the pint-sized pika, a mammalian indicator species that is losing its alpine habitat to climate change, have been mapped for the first time in Wyoming’s reaches of the Rocky ...

People who hike in the White River National Forest this summer can be part of an award-winning citizen science effort that helps scientists understand the potential impacts of climate change on the ...

The talus field fans down from a small peak near Mt. Rose, a jumble of rocks ranging from softball to desk sized. A waterfall rushes nearby, birds chirping as chipmunks scamper by. But biologist Mark ...

The Colorado Pika Project on the White River National Forest is back for its fourth summer, giving local hikers the opportunity to help scientists understand the impacts of climate change on the ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Climate change might be wiping out some populations of the American pika, a relative of the rabbit, but not enough to warrant legal protection for the tiny mountain-dwelling animal, ...

Climate change is harming many special places and iconic species around our planet, from Glacier National Park’s disappearing glaciers to California redwoods scorched by wildfires. But for the animal ...

SAN FRANCISCO ” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will consider whether to protect a rabbit-like, alpine creature known as the American pika because of habitat loss. The critter’s habitat includes ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American pika, sometimes likened to Pokemon’s Pikachu, is a furry member of the rabbit family that’s about the size of a baked potato. They rely on cold temperatures, snowpack, and meadows of ...