The high-alpine rabbit relative, the American pika, does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to a ruling Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The decision was ...

WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2010 (ENS) – The American pika does not meet the criteria for protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday after ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The American pika (Ochotona princeps) just ...

The American pika can only survive in a narrow temperature band and can suffer heat stroke at temperatures as mild as 80 degrees. The California Fish and Game Commission is asking for public input on ...

Climate change might be wiping out some populations of the American pika, a relative of the rabbit, but not enough to warrant legal protection for the tiny mountain-dwelling animal that lives in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The American pika isn’t heading for the endangered species list, but federal scientists say there’s no question it bears watching if the West continues to warm. The U.S. Fish and ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a story Aug. 25 about a study about the American pika vanishing from some Western lands, The Associated Press reported erroneously how many areas where the animal is still ...

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SAN FRANCISCO— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that it is launching a full status review to determine whether the American pika, a small, alpine-dwelling relative of the rabbit that ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— Today the Center for Biological Diversity filed a scientific petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the American pika under the federal Endangered Species ...