Pika Endangered by Climate Change - Denied Protection

"Climate change might be wiping out some populations of the American pika, a relative of the rabbit, but not enough to warrant legal protection for the tiny mountain-dwelling animal, according to a decision released Thursday.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service posted its decision on a Web site stating that while some pika populations in the West are declining, others are not, so it would not extend Endangered Species Act protections.
The pika would have been the first animal in the continental United States listed because of the effects of global warming." Read on: here...
Such a very pretty animal! I feel sorry for you, little guys!