Searching for the ivory-billed woodpecker

[suspsy]

I'm very much looking forward to CollectA's upcoming ivory-billed woodpecker figure (and posting a review of it). This article caught my eye tonight. It certainly would be incredible if the species was indeed confirmed to still exist.

http://www.audubon.org/news/possible-ivory-billed-woodpecker-footage-breathes-life-extinction-debate

[stargatedalek]

Hopefully this helps bring some more environmental awareness to these incredibly at risk regions (ever moreso lately...).

[Gwangi]

Yeah, I don't really collect "extant" animals but sadly I'll have to get this one. And that was a good article but I was hoping it would have something new, but not really, and I'm not optimistic. The ivory bill is the thylacine of North America.

I very much recommend the book Hope is a Thing With Feathers.

[suspsy]

Hopefully this helps bring some more environmental awareness to these incredibly at risk regions (ever moreso lately...).

Sadly, I'm sure the new administration wouldn't even listen, let alone care.

[BlueKrono]

My thoughts on the subject: 

But also, be careful friends. 

[Newt]

The last confirmed sighting was in Cuba; I wonder how much searching has been done there?

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I saw that footage a few weeks back. I really hope there's a viable population out there somewhere. I got to see one up close before since our local museum has one, and it's a very impressive bird.

[Newt]

It used to be called the Lord God Bird, because when one took off near you you'd involuntarily exclaim, "Lord God what a bird!"

Or at least that's what one of my professors told me. I wouldn't put it past him to make it up.

[billharrison]

The "Lord God Bird" nickname is true. In fact, someone recently wrote a song about the ivory-bill with that title.