It’s believed that climate change may have an effect on the other types of life that inhabit the Earth alongside us, but we have yet to fully understand just how much of an impact it can have on an ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Up for a summertime game of I Spy? Well, you’re in luck because the Oregon Zoo is seeking volunteers to help spot American pikas living in the Columbia River Gorge. Pikas are ...

A small mammal that looks like the Pokémon character Pikachu is in extreme danger of going extinct. The Ili pika, a tiny creature that can be found in a remote region in China, was discovered by ...

Hikers in the Rocky Mountain West have a new tool to help scientists monitor pikas, animals known for looking a bit like stuffed animals and loudly squeaking whenever someone invades their alpine ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — In the Columbia River Gorge, between Angel’s Rest and Viento State Park, you might just hear a faint squeak echoing from the rocks. That sound? It could be a pika — a small, ...

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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 ...

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 & ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — From waterfalls to delicate wildflowers, the Columbia Gorge is full of surprises big and small. But perhaps its best-kept secret is a furry, potato-sized resident that’s been ...

On a breezy August afternoon in Rocky Mountain National Park, as I stepped out of the car along Trail Ridge Drive, a slope of loose angular rocks known as talus caught my attention. It looked just ...