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1. Feds study climate change effect on pikas

   Fri, 21 Aug 2009

   The first-ever study of its kind could help determine if the American pika is at risk of disappearing from western U.S. mountain tops, scientists say. The pika, a 7-inch-long relative of the rabbit …

2. Formal Protection For Pika Due To Climate Change

   Thu, 7 May 2009

   …answering a petition sent by environmentalists, announced Wednesday that they will start an in-depth appraisal of the American pika and present their notes by Feb. 1, 2010. The agency accepted that there is "substantial information" demonstrating …

3. Global Warming Distresses Tiny Mountain Dweller

   Mon, 6 Apr 2009

   A hamster-sized, fur ball of a creature with short legs, known as the American pika , makes its home in high mountain slopes. However, as climate change causes warming, the tiny pika is forced to scuttle a little …

REFERENCE LIBRARY

1. American Pika

   Tue, 26 Dec 2006

   The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is a diurnal(active during day and sleeps at night) species of pika. It is found in the mountains of …