Pika Research

Steve Cain is a retired wildlife biologist who spent 26 years researching and protecting the wild species of Grand Teton National Park. In his seasonal column, Field Notes, Steve shares his insight on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s incredible wildlife. Foxes …

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Earlier this summer, park wildlife biologist Sarah Dewey observed an albino American pika in a remote Teton canyon. This seems to be the first such record for the Tetons and perhaps for this species of pika across its range, which includes the mountainous areas of the western U.S. and southwestern Canada.