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Woodpecker Thought Extinct Rediscovered

April 28, 2005


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The ivory-billed woodpecker, once prized for its plumage and sought by American Indians as magical, was thought to be extinct for years. Now it's been sighted again and conservationists are exulting.

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Extinct? After 60 Years, Woodpecker Begs to Differ
The ivory-billed woodpecker, last seen in 1944 and long assumed to be extinct, is alive and well and living in Arkansas.
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