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 & ...

In recent years, the climate crisis has negatively affected many ecosystems across the United States, including the Roaring Fork Valley. The Colorado Pika Project is trying to determine the effects ...

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 up in the mountains, one of my favorite ...

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 ...

DENVER — If you've ever hiked above treeline in Colorado, you've no doubt heard the tell-tale squeak of an American pika. The russet potato-sized mammals live in mountain talus fields, spending the ...

(CBS4)- A noisy little critter in Colorado's high alpine areas is getting more attention from scientists these days -- not just for preservation purposes, but for the important clues it can give us ...