Action timeline

August 21, 2007 – The Center petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the five subspecies of American pika occurring in the state as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act.

October 1, 2007 – The Center filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the American pika under the federal Endangered Species Act.

August 19, 2008 – The Center filed two lawsuits — one against the California Fish and Game Commission, and one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — to compel the agencies to protect the American pika.