by Guest Writer -
Oct 18th, 2009 
By Mara L. MacKinnon
During my six-month internship with the Student Conservation Association, I had the opportunity to collect data for a field study on the habitat effects of climate change.
Our crew of four searched for pikas while backpacking along the rocky slopes of California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada. We learned to identify the tiny American pika (Ochotonoa princeps) by its adorable snowball shape and distinctive squeaky call.
We also came to understand several other traits of the pika that could make this elusive alpine mammal an important ally in the movement to stop climate change.
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