Study Says an Adorable Species May Be Doing Okay in Climate Change – The American Pika! – ScienceAlert

The American pika (Ochotona princeps) is traditionally thought of as a canary in the coal mine when it comes to America’s rising temperatures.
Making their homes high up in the cooler mountain regions of western North America, these adorable critters can overheat in high temperatures making them incredibly sensitive to climate change.
Or at least that’s what we thought.
A new literature review by conservationist Andrew T. Smith says otherwise that the pika is doing remarkably well considering…

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