Pika Watch in Gorge

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Pika Watch in Gorge

Post by Grannyhiker » March 25th, 2023, 11:41 am

For all you Gorge hikers!
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Up for a summertime game of I Spy? Well, you’re in luck because the Oregon Zoo is seeking volunteers to help spot American pikas living in the Columbia River Gorge.

Pikas are fluffy members of the rabbit family, approximately the size of a potato, whose high-pitched squeaks can be heard on rocky slopes throughout the Gorge, the zoo said.

The Oregon Zoo is calling on volunteers to help locate pikas and map populations to keep track of the little critters who they say are particularly vulnerable to global warming.

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