Talk:American pika

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The addition by 67.55.130.205 was removed; it is verbatim from http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/pika.htm which is protected by copyright.--Curtis Clark 05:34, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

pets?

Are these able to be pets? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dojorkan (talk • contribs) .

Adoptions only cost $35.

The Adopt A Pika project helps us to fund our pika field research, train citizen scientists, and develop conservation strategies for the protecting this amazing little critter. Pika adoptions include an adorable American pika plush animal and a personalized certificate of adoption..--Curtis Clark 00:26, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

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The article reads as if it ends abruptly in the middle of the second reference. What was it meant to be? Cema 15:09, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

No, it is correct, although perhaps awkward. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:20, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Candidate for endangered listing

A recent article: Mountain Critter A Candidate for Endangered List. -Justin (talk) 22:56, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Flower Gathering?

This designation is confusing as it implies that that is all the Pika eats. I looked around and only found 1 website that uses this designation; the WWF one. As a result of this I am going to change it from flower gathering to just herbivore. Dr. Morbius (talk) 21:03, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Conservation Status

There have been several attempts to change the Conservation status of the American Pika to a status that is in contradiction to the actual status as determined by The Fish and Wildlife Service and other organizations. The following links demonstrate the actual status of the American Pika: http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A0J6, http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41267/0. I will revert any attempts to change the status or any edits to this article that contradict the facts. Dr. Morbius (talk) 19:56, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Action Timeline

What is this section trying to reference? What center does this section reference? What is the source for the timeline in this section? Someone at 208.108.81.133 has tried repeatedly to insert unsourced and outright false information into this article. The timeline in this section was inserted into the article before but in an unformatted manner. I deleted all these improper edits. The most recent attempt to add this content to the article is, at least, formatted correctly but it is vague and unfinished and wreaks of someone trying to push a political agenda. I will allow this section to remain for a while but if it is not fleshed out more with sources and an introduction I will delete it. Dr. Morbius (talk) 19:28, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

208.108.81.133 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) seems to not be cognizant of WP guidelines, etc. I am mindful of WP:BITE and have tried to indicate how it might be brought into compliance. But if it isn't cleaned up in a reasonable time, it may be deleted, in my opinion. Walter Siegmund (talk) 05:23, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

I deleted the content. It is a copy/paste from the Center for Biological Diversity website.[1] I see no evidence that it is in the public domain. Moreover, it is a WP:SPS and may not be used as a source for the article, other than for content about what the Center for Biological Diversity says about itself and its actions. Walter Siegmund (talk) 05:37, 14 October 2010 (UTC)