PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Columbia River Gorge’s unique population of Cascades pikas has seen a major comeback since the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, the Oregon Zoo announced on Nov. 7. Mouse-like in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The adorable, potato-sized mammals that live in the crevasses of rocks in the Columbia River Gorge are thriving, according to the latest study from the Cascades Pika Watch. After recruiting volunteers ...