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 (John A. Ruthven) Conservationists are encouraging searches in Cuba, where a population may remain.
Bird Watchers Keep Eyes Open for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
NOVEMBER 30, 2009John Roach, MSNBCBird watchers around the world were atwitter when scientists announced in April 2005 that the ivory-billed woodpecker, last seen in 1944, was alive and well in an Arkansas swamp. Since then, experts have searched through swampy forests in the southeastern U.S., hoping to confirm the elusive bird's existence, but they’ve turned up empty-handed.A few birds may still be holding out in nearly impenetrable swamplands, but in 2009 scientists with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ended five years of grueling searches with no success. Conservationists are also encouraging searches in Cuba, where a population may remain. The IUCN lists the ivory-billed woodpecker as critically endangered.Read about other "extinct" species found alive:
Crow Rediscovered in Indonesia
Turtle with Appetite for Rhinoceros Poop Found
Furby Look-Alike Appears in Indonesia
Photographs Help in Bird Rediscovery
Fungus Skips over Australian Frog Population
Little Bird's Rediscovery a Big Surprise
Vietnam Turtle Narrowly Misses Soup Pot
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