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The search for the Ivory-billed woodpecker goes on.27/06/2006 00:00:00 Following the possible rediscovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker, the holy grail of American birding, in 2004, and a proposed funding of over $2m to help with the search, no further traces have been found. All winter over 100 researchers and volunteers spent many thousands of hours searching the Arkansas "Big Woods", and although there were several possible sightings, none could be confirmed.It is proposed that next year the search continues in other southern US states and possibly Cuba. The bird historically has preferred expansive areas of mature riverine or swamp forests with embedded patches of large dead and dying trees. Because of the scarcity of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, much remains to be learned about this bird. Scientists do know, however, that its diet is largely dependent upon wood-boring beetle larvae found in recently dead and dying trees, although it is known to feed on other arthropods and vegetation during certain times of the year. A judge in the US has ordered a halt to a US army engineering scheme that would have taken billions of gallons of water from the swapms where the Ivory-billed woodpecker is thought to be clinging on. More. $10,000 reward for Ivory-Billed woodpecker proof. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads a biologist from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission or The Nature Conservancy to an ivory-billed woodpecker nest, roost cavity or feeding site in Arkansas. Get your Binocs out! Details.
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yes i agree that this is a great site,if it closes it would be a great loos indeed.Where i live in southern British Colunbia Canada,i have feeder's out and i have a veriety of bird's that visit on a dayley bacese from finch's all the way to pileated woodpecker,humming bird's ext,the humming bird's have since migrated on,these small bird's are the most reasileant that there is,it is hard to belieave what they do to servive,the woodpecker how ever stay all year and have been visiting my feeder's for three years,they come at sun up and return in the evening's,i have even shot video of them .i know that it will be a sad day when i will have to leave this beuitiful place,but i will bring with me all the memory's,as once again there habitat is being distroyed so i doint know how long they will be coming to my feeder's.
Posted by: mike kowalchuk | 01 Sep 2009 16:54:09
It is really a fantastic site about the information and new fo the wildlife. I am too passionate about having the latest news on the wildlife. Please dont close it and let others also have their participation if they want to write in your site only on the topics of the wildlife. I do have a vast knowledge about the birds found in Pakistan. How can I write in your site? Tell me.
Posted by: Javaid Akram | 13 Jul 2009 15:32:04
Wow, 2 million dollars to research a few misconstrued Pileated Woodpecker sightings? That strikes me as a massive waste. If the Ivory-bill clings on anywhere it will be in understudied Cuba, not surveyed-to-death USA!
Searches for extinct species are exciting and fun but look pretty ridiculous when species which could be saved from extinction are allowed to slide due to lack of funds: how much funding goes to Mississippi Gopher Frogs for example?
Posted by: Mark | 29 Jun 2009 00:10:25