At one point in the 1970s, the red-cockaded woodpecker population had dipped as low as 1,470 clusters—or groups of nests, wildlife officials said. Today, there are an estimated 7,800 clusters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one ...
but many of the world’s Woodpecker species are at least partially migratory. There are several migratory species in the United States, but just one in the United Kingdom. There’s a lot more to learn ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, a red-cockaded woodpecker looks to a biologist as it is released ...
Red-cockaded woodpeckers were one of the first species designated as "endangered" in the United States in 1970, and the birds received full protections with passage of the Endangered Species Act ...
Neil Lalonde found himself 40 feet above the ground one spring morning, reaching into a woodpecker nest in a ... as people like Lalonde have invested time and energy into their conservation.