Articles for tag: alpine animals, climate change wildlife, colorado pikas, melting mountains, pika conservation

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Colorado’s Pikas Face Melting Mountains

Suhail Ahmed

High on Colorado’s wind-battered ridgelines, a quiet drama is unfolding as snow that once lingered like a protective quilt now vanishes weeks earlier. American pikas, those fist-sized alpine specialists with sharp warning calls, are navigating winters with thinner insulation and summers that bite with dry heat. The mystery is simple to state but hard to ...