The Feds Won't Protect the Pika!

Hello world,
That's right, the Fish and Wildlife Service has refused to put the American pika on the endangered species list. The reason that they're disappearing is that global warming has raised the temperature in their winter homes. These animals don't hibernate during the winter, but live off of haypiles stored in their burrows. It is supposed that this is a political move to keep lots of other applications from flooding in. They do admit that global warming exists, so that isn't a factor in their descision. I don't see why this would prevent the FWS from declaring the pika endangered. I hope that this cousin of the rabbit isn't killed off by our carbon footprint.
Here's the link;
http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news/
Knights and away!