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Bushy-Tailed Woodrat: Species of the Week

By Elizabeth Enslin on February 19, 2010

Tomorrow, we drive to NE Oregon to spend a week or so in our yurt (and a few other places). The creature I fear most on this trip is not the cougar, wolf or porcupine. It’s much smaller. Most females and the younger males of the species could fit into the palm of my hand….

American Pika: Species of the Week

By Elizabeth Enslin on February 7, 2010

The calls and whistles (listen below) of the American pika (Ochotona princeps) are one of the delights of hiking into remote alpine areas — and such a refreshing escape from the noise of daily news, courtroom dramas, and political debates. Now the tiny rabbit relative may unwittingly generate press releases, research reports and legal briefs higher than its hay piles….

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Bushy-Tailed Woodrat: Species of the Week
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