Colorado Conservation Specialist Julie Krajewski describes the pika as the size of a potato and just about the same color as ...

A new kind of patrol has been dispatched on a search mission at Steamboat Resort – the Pika Patrol. The new Pika and Petal ...

Oregon Zoo seeks volunteer pika watchers for cute summer conservation duty. Michael Durham, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo An American pika sits atop a rock on a talus slope in the Columbia River Gorge.

The American pika, a small mammal adapted to high altitudes and cold temperatures, has died out from a 64-square-mile span of habitat in California’s northern Sierra Nevada mountains, and the cause ...

On May 11, 12 and 13, the Oregon Zoo is hosting a free crash course to help concerned citizens identify pikas and help participate in their project, the Cascades Pika Watch.

The American pika's endangered status is listed as a "State Special Concern" by Colorado Parks & Wildlife. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app ...

The American pika resembles nothing so much as a fat, fuzzy potato with mouselike ears and stubby legs. Compounding its quotient of cute is its call, which sounds like a squeak toy.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Zoo is calling on volunteers to help monitor the American pika, one of the Columbia River Gorge's most charming residents, as part of the Cascades Pika Watch ...

The American pika, photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park, may be threatened by rising temperatures. By Stan Tekiela. UPDATED: February 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM CST.

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 ...

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. (KATU) — The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge’s fluffiest residents, the American Pika. The Cascades Pika Watch works to locate ...