Erika Anderson is sitting in silence on a rocky talus slope just off the McKenzie River Trail, scanning the landscape with binoculars. In the distance, a small squeak, like the sound of a dog toy, ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is looking for help tracking “the Columbia River Gorge’s fluffiest resident,” the zoo announced Tuesday. The Cascades Pika Watch program is returning to the ...

The heroically durable American pika appears to be making a comeback as it faces down such existential challenges as wildfire and climate change. And that’s a whole lot to face down for a creature as ...

On a breezy August afternoon in Rocky Mountain National Park, as I stepped out of the car along Trail Ridge Drive, a slope of loose angular rocks known as talus caught my attention. It looked just ...

The Oregon Zoo is calling on volunteers to help monitor the American pika, one of the Columbia River Gorge's most charming residents, as part of the Cascades Pika Watch program. This initiative, which ...

If you love spending time outside with a pair of binoculars, spying on adorable little critters, then this is the job for you. The Oregon Zoo is once again seeking volunteer pika watchers to scan ...

On a breezy August afternoon in Rocky Mountain National Park, as I stepped out of the car along Trail Ridge Drive, a slope of loose angular rocks known as talus caught my attention. It looked just ...