BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- A new shop in downtown Bend is bringing sparkle and a dose of Japanese-inspired charm to the local retail scene. Pika Pika sells toys and collectible figurines, including some of ...

A new study led by the CU Boulder carries a warning for one of the Rocky Mountains’ most iconic animals—the American pika (Ochotona princeps), a small and fuzzy creature that often greets hikers in ...

On a foggy, cool morning earlier this fall, wildlife biologist Chris Ray and PhD student Rachel Mae Billings sat down at the edge of a rock-strewn mountain slope and listened — just listened. All was ...

COLORADO, USA — A Colorado research project is gaining new insights into where pikas live, thanks to a smartphone app that allows hikers to log sightings of the small alpine mammals. The Pika Patrol ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — In the Columbia River Gorge, between Angel’s Rest and Viento State Park, you might just hear a faint squeak echoing from the rocks. That sound? It could be a pika — a small, ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — 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 ...

Chris Proctor was looking to bring something different to Summit County when he introduced the Thirsty Pika Taproom to Silverthorne in March 2024. He wanted a unique business model that involved a ...

American pika carrying flowers and grass to build its nest. Photo: Frédéric Dulude-de Broin/ Wikimedia Commons. Scurrying around in the mountains of Idaho are tiny critters that are heard far more ...