FCAS Presents
Hilary Woodworth
Animal Care Specialist
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
“Introduction to American Pika & the Colorado Pika Project’s Research Initiatives ”
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
Social Time with refreshments 7:00
Announcements 7:20;
Presentation 7:30;
Door Prize Drawing (Must be present to win)
Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Dr.
***This program will also be accessible online using Zoom***
It will also be viewable in-person at the Senior Center.
Enter the following link on your web browser at 7 p.m. and follow the instructions to join the meeting virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85151165855
Photo by Hilary Woodworth
American Pika, Ochotona princeps, are the smallest member of the rabbit family, yet one of the toughest creatures in North America, spending their entire lives in an alpine environment. Pika have evolved to survive in the alpine, however their specialized adaptations also make the species vulnerable to the effects of warming global temperatures.
In 2010 the Colorado Pika Project was formed as a partnership between Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance and Rocky Mountain Wild, in collaboration with the White River National Forest, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado Mesa University. The Colorado Pika Project is a research project implemented by community scientists across Colorado. Through long-term monitoring of pika populations, they are not only providing useful data to researchers and land managers, but we are doing so in a way that educates and engages Coloradans in conservation and the local impacts of climate change. The Colorado Pika Project has grown to 500 community science volunteers who conduct surveys at nearly 200 designated research sites.
Hilary Woodworth is a Colorado Pika Project-Assistant & Animal Care Specialist-Carnivores at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, (DZCA). Hilary has cared for animals in a zoo setting for 20+ years, 9 of them at DZCA.
This program is free and the public is welcomed.