Published in FoCo Now·Mar 14, 2021The Front Range Pika ProjectA Colorado citizen science project https://pikapartners.org/ Sources: The Front Range Pika Project- https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/65e5d6e1fc994fa69cb0c8e299cdf9d4 Mount Rainier National Park- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM-ZXUdYYvY Traveling with Nature- Sasi- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7e0WxPBrlU&t=2sPika1 min readPika1 min read
Published in FoCo Now·Mar 8, 2021Q&A with Lucas Moyer-Horner, ecologist and pika expertLucas Moyer-Horner is a community and population ecologist, with his research focused on the American pika. While receiving his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he studied how climate change is affecting pika behavior and how pika populations are restricted by their environment. He is now an associate…American Pika5 min readAmerican Pika5 min read
Published in FoCo Now·Feb 21, 2021The American pika faces a gloom future without federal protectionThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not list the pika on the Endangered Species Act, even as pikas are vanishing throughout their range. The American pika is a small and charismatic mountain-dwelling mammal. It resides in the same family as the rabbits and hares, and is often heard before…Pika3 min readPika3 min read
Published in FoCo Now·Feb 13, 2021Three reasons why the American pika is disappearingWildlife are feeling the adverse effects of climate change today, especially those that inhabit alpine regions, like the pika. The pika is perhaps one of the most at-risk species from climate change. This cute little mammal, whom Pikachu was inspired by, belongs to the family Lagomorpha, which also includes the…American Pika3 min readAmerican Pika3 min read
