Pikas extinction
Alameen Abdul 11/9/2020
The American Pika
The American Pika is one of America’s most toughest mammals. They live in the lower 48 is states in the US and can survive their entire lives in apline terrain. the no mans land above the tree. They are small rodent looking like mammals. They kind look like a half squirrel half rabbit kind of thing. Although they can reach to size of about 7 - 8 inches long.
Although they live in the much more cooler parts of the states , tons of predators like to se e them as prey. Such as weasels , hawks , and coyotes hunt them down. Lukas have had to learn how to use their environment and live in terrible circumstances. They suffer because of climate change. The high temperatures to western mountain homes. There are about less than 1,000 pikas left. By 2022 they will most likely be extinct. Due to climate change and bad habitat conditions.
sources: https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Pika
ReplyDeleteHopefully they can catch and release some to a more stable habitat like maybe Canada. It would be sad to see them go extinct!
ReplyDeleteIt’s so crazy that a mammal so small is known to be the toughest. It’s so sad that scientists are guessing when they will no longer be apart of earth
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