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 ...

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 — 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 & ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

If you've spent much time in Colorado's high country, you've likely encountered a pika. Often described as hamster-like in appearance, but with giant ears, these tiny critters – closely related to the ...

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 ...

Most who have hiked a Colorado 14er would know the sound of their squeal, though the uninitiated might have mistaken it for a bird. But don’t be fooled. Those who have spotted what Colorado Mesa ...

Editor’s Note: This article has updated to clarify that while most American pikas live in the cryosphere, there are populations known to live outside the cryosphere. A new study by the University of ...

Durango student breathes new life into PikaNet, which monitors climate-sensitive species SILVERTON – Amid a field of talus that resembles a frozen wave of rocks flowing from the peaks around Velocity ...