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American pika

Ochotona princeps

Photo by Jeff Dreier
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small member of the hare and rabbit order

Habitat:

Talus slopes in alpine habitats. Talus provides cover.

Notes:

Recently petitioned for listing under ESA; listing found to be not warranted.

Reference Links:

American Pika: Mountain-Prairie Region Species: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Comments (3)
Jeff Dreier
Sorry about that. ESA is Endangered Species Act. Apparently there is concern that climate change could result in reductions in alpine and timberline habitats; and is probably the primary reason that someone (or group) petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Sevice to list this interesting species. I took this picture back in 1987. It would be interesting to see if others have seen them at this site recently, or other places where I have seen pikas. I think I will look into that!
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Nice spotting of a species which many of us will never get to see or even hear about without this picture. Out of interest, what is ESA? All I get on a search is European Space Agency and Employment Support Agency! This is a worldwide site but unfortunately many acronyms remain unknown to those outside their sphere of influence. I used to work for SAF
KathleenMcEachern
Great photo. I can usually hear them but not see them. Nice spotting.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2014

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