Season 3 Episode 2: Immersed in Pikas
From Bears and Brews by Bears and Brews Podcast
November 5, 2025 · 45 min · Season 3 · Episode 2
About this episode
This episode discusses the American Pika and its complex meal preparations in the context of climate change.
Join us for the cutest episode we've ever done (and also potentially the most-cited). In this episode we discuss all things American Pika, including one of the most complex meal preps in the animal kingdom! Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Sources Cited: ArborAssays. “Climate Stress and the American Pika – Arbor Assays.” Arbor Assays , 21 July 2017, www.arborassays.com/climate-stress-american-pika/. Bolen, Anne. “Have Pikas Peaked?” National Wildlife Federation , 2015, www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2016/DecJan/Conservation/Pikas. Buchholz, Lauren. “Pikas & Climate Change, Colorado Pika Project.” Colorado Pika Project , 14 Nov. 2020, pikapartners.org/pikas-and-climate-change/. Dearing, M. Denise. “THE MANIPULATION of PLANT TOXINS by a FOOD-HOARDING HERBIVORE,OCHOTONA PRINCEPS.” Ecology , vol. 78, no. 3, Apr. 1997, pp. 774–781, https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0774:tmoptb]2.0.co;2. Johnston, Aaron N., et al. “Freezing in a Warming Climate: Marked Declines of a Subnivean Hibernator after a Snow Drought.” Ecology and Evolution , vol. 11, no. 3, 29 Dec. 2020, pp. 1264–1279, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7126. Li, Mengke, et al…
People in this episode
Host: Bears and Brews Podcast
Topics covered
- American Pika
- climate change
- animal behavior
- food preparation
- habitat
- conservation
Keywords
- American Pika
- climate stress
- food hoarding
- habitat decline
- conservation efforts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Arbor Assays, National Wildlife Federation, Colorado Pika Project, Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, Oregon Zoo
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