PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Pika enthusiasts have reason to celebrate this season, as new survey data from Cascades Pika Watch shows numbers of the potato-sized mammals — and the volunteers trained to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- In the wake of the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, conservationists were relieved to learn that one of the Columbia Gorge’s fluffiest residents — the American pika — was still ...

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 ...

Above 8,000 feet in Colorado, pikas — a tiny, furry animal with large mouse-like ears — can be seen and heard on hiking and rock-climbing trails. “When I’m up in the mountains, one of my favorite ...

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 ...

DENVER — If you've ever hiked above treeline in Colorado, you've no doubt heard the tell-tale squeak of an American pika. The russet potato-sized mammals live in mountain talus fields, spending the ...

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, ...

Amid an alpine landscape of rocks and boulders, it sounded as though somebody was hiding in a crevice and squeezing a squeak toy. A wildlife photographer from Berkeley, Jen Joynt, tuned in to the ...

KUSA - A recent study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife has discovered the pika is actually thriving within the high country of the Centennial State. Why not take this opportunity to impress your friends ...

The animals are taking over WNP's socials to welcome visitors back to national parks and WNP stores inside visitor centers.

If vast views of sublime scenery don’t lure you to the Columbia River Gorge, how about a little dose of irresistible cuteness? With a dollop of environmental virtue for good measure? The tiny American ...

A new study by the University of Colorado Boulder adds to growing concerns that one of the Rocky Mountains' most iconic ...