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What Others are saying about the Ivory Bill

Here's an excerpt from Ivorybill.org:

"'Finding the ivory-bill in Arkansas validates decades of great conservation work and represents incredible hope for the future,” said Scott Simon, director of The Nature Conservancy's Arkansas chapter. “For over 20 years, many agencies, conservation organizations, hunters, and landowners have worked to conserve and restore the bottomland hardwood and swamp ecosystem. Now we know we must work even harder to conserve this critical habitat—not just for the ivory-billed woodpecker, but for the black bears and many other rare species of these unique woods.'"

If you want to read more about the bird, don't hesitate to visit ivorybill.org. Lots of info there!

Ivory Bill Rediscovered in Arkansas

This was not any story. This was the main story of the morning for me. The Ivory bill Wood Pecker was found. In Arkansas. A week or so later, 60 Minutes presents a story on the bird. The Lord God Bird!

"Morning Edition, April 28, 2005 · A group of wildlife scientists believe the ivory-billed woodpecker is not extinct. They say they have made seven firm sightings of the bird in central Arkansas. The landmark find caps a search that began more than 60 years ago, after biologists said North America’s largest woodpecker had become extinct in the United States."

Source: NPR

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As far as CBS is concerned, here's how Ed Bradley reports the story.

"The ivory-billed woodpecker’s resurrection is an amazing story — not just about the bird but the people who are obsessed with it. It’s also a story involving extraordinary luck, secrecy, millions of dollars and months of searching a forest in eastern Arkansas looking for a flying needle in a haystack.

All that’s left of the “Big Woods” — a forest that once covered 24 million acres and stretched from Memphis, Tenn., to Little Rock — is some 500,000 acres in Arkansas. The spectacular swamps and hardwood forests of the South were once home to the ivory-billed woodpecker."


Source: CBs
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The Ivory-Bill, The Lord God Bird is Found in Arkansas

This is a bird that is not like any other birds. It's a bird that was not seen for 60 years. Then, after lots of expeditions to the marshes of the South, or precisely the waters of Arkansas, the White River. Since the bird was rediscovered by a group of researchers, it has been featured in countless radio and TV programs. In fact, it now has its own festivals. NPR and 60 Minutes devote segments to the Ivory-billed Wood Pecker. All birders are in paradise. They want to see this bird. If you are not a birder, you may not understand this. I have been one all my life. I am now in heaven.

Welcome to Ivory-billed Wood Pecker: All Birders' Adventures

If you are a birder, you care about all birds. If this wood pecker is sighted once more, it is to the delight of all birders. We hope to connect with all birders all over the world to celebrate the return of this important wood pecker.

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The Ivory-billed Wood Pecker in its Glory