A furry mountain critter known as the American pika has disappeared from a large stretch of habitat in North Lake Tahoe, the largest pika die-off in the modern age, according to UC Santa Cruz ...

The Obama administration this month declined to declare the rabbit-like American pika an endangered species, even though environmentalists say the cool-weather rodents are vanishing from the mountains ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Cascades Pika Watch program has concluded a record-breaking season, revealing a significant increase in both pika populations and volunteer participation in Oregon.

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 ...

Deirdre Rosenburg, a resident of Pagosa Springs, released a book about her work with the American Pika, an animal she researches in the San Juan Mountains. The small rodent-like mammals are struggling ...

Environmentalist organization Earthjustice has filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court after the state's Fish and Game Commission rejected a second petition to protect the American pika. The animal ...