Oregon’s pika comeback | Oregon Field Guide

In 2016, ""Oregon Field Guide"" introduced you to an isolated population of American pika living in the Columbia River Gorge.
When the Eagle Creek Fire swept through in 2017, about half of those pika colonies seem to have been wiped out.
Three years on, the impossibly cute critters seem to be making a comeback… or are they?
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[@jashton8710]

Ridiculously cute is an understatement.

[@amandawilcox9638]

A.combination of researcher and superfan of these little guys sounds like the right scientist in the right place at the right time! As she's moved, I hope Cascade Pika Watch sticks with it.

[@tthappyrock368]

That pika with the flowers ❤️!

[@GreatOldOne999]

They are like a mix of hamster and Rabbit. Very cute Little animals!

[@Dot-Dot-Dash]

These are so cute! I ordered my plush American Pika from Columbia River Gorge. The plush ones look so real.

[@GIBKEL]

I just love these little critters…..my curious little friends at high altitudes…..I thought.

[@vertigo1997]

Heard one of these during our Lower lewis river falls hike in 2022.

[@dorianleclair7390]

Oregons Pika chu.

[@MattCookOregon]

So cute 😍

[@goldsmith1210]

I hiked the gorge 400 trail today between Ainsworth and Multnomah Falls. I could hear their calls.

[@TonyMarselle]

@@goldsmith1210 been hearing it for years and thought it was a weird bird. Super cool to know its these cute little dudes.

[@ToadLicker10]

Heard them on the north side of Mt. Hood by elk cove.

[@Ulf_Lundberg]

What a cute little fellow🥰

[@CareBearGore]

And the little squeaks are just the cherry on top, so God damn cute its insane!

[@markissboi3583]

ive searched google for years and the longest PIKA video is 10m at best when will anyone do a 1/2hr documentary on these cute pika's ?

[@silver0138]

Safety to these critters.

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Pika is one of the cutest thing I've ever witnessed

[@joanjackson5825]

Thank you for this video it is very informative and really adorable!

[@joneyC]

It's "peeka", with a long E sound. The original language it's in, Tunguse, is also pronounced as "peeka"

[@michelleburkholder2547]

💚 Oregon

[@andrewnson]

Two creations i love more than cats, it's pika and pallas cat.

[@anthonyfalteisek688]

How come some videos say pika like a pike and other say pike like "peeka"...I prefer "peeka"

[@CareBearGore]

Omfg what the fuck!? THEY ARE SO UNBELIEVABLY CUTE

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

Fabulous

[@timothybaierlein1408]

Love pika.

[@brianjohnson8918]

To be more precise, it was the policy response to COVID, not COVID itself, that caused the disruptions in access.

[@treebeardtheent2200]

Alright Marines what we are dealing with here is a legamorph. Question sir. What is it Hicks? I'm Hudson sir. but is this going to be another bug hunt? sir? Vasquez - All I need to know is where they are. 👉 🐁

[@sauvageaux]

❤

[@donovyndaniels4388]

the pika look like the hamster.

[@captainawesome4983]

Fire is a beautiful cleansing natural way to clean our forests. The forest service’s and their unwise thinking and practices have been detrimental to the health of our forests .

[@treebeardtheent2200]

I do my part. I have campfires as often as possible, but they never get out of control.

[@powderbeast5598]

😄👏👏👍.

[@bluemonday09]

Eee!

[@peerlessent.1478]

They rodents the can survive anywhere

[@CONSERVATIVESONSUSA]

Lol... Oregon channel promoting "climate change"? Who didn't see that coming lol

[@TonyMarselle]

Get a job hippy. Our summers temperature never got over 90 degrees. The past five years we have smashed every heat record. The salmon can't lay eggs when they Spawn because the rivers are too warm. You know nothing.

[@wetsaltypickle]

blody pikas!! Extra credit if you can guess the movie

[@bubba966]

Snatch