For many years people believed that the Polar Bear would be the first species that goes extinct due to climate change, however that may not be the case. The American Pika lives in the rocky mountain areas surrounding both the U.S and Canada. This distant cousin of the rabbit lives at elevations between 8,000 and 13,000 feet, and it makes its home in rock piles and slides. The reason why this creature suffers so much due to climate change is that of how they originally adapted to their environment. Thousands of years ago the American Pika lived in lower elevation areas however over time they moved upslope to the elevations they are known for today. With that, the American Pika also got used to much colder temperatures than their ancestors,
