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 ...

DENVER — A new app allows anyone interested to report American pika sightings in Colorado and help researchers collect key data for the species listed as a "State Special Concern" by Colorado Parks & ...

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 ...

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 ...

This undated photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a mountain-dwelling American pika. The short-legged, softball-sized fur ball that often huddles in high mountain slopes could become the ...

American pikas (Ochotona princeps) are small, adorable mammals found throughout the mountains of western North America. They have gained public attention and are a species of conservation concern due ...

Hiking a 14er nearly always delivers a certain ecological transition. Though some have trailheads that start above treeline, most start lower, with a winding path through a forest. Then at a certain ...

People interested in that charismatic creature of the high country, the American pika, and perhaps in advancing pika science now can use a tool that most of us carry in our pocket to help them in that ...

Do you love to hike, watch wildlife and look for adorable critters? You’re in luck! The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to become pika watchers this summer, as researchers look to better ...

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 ...