The ivory-billed woodpecker recently went from near total obscurity to superstardom when birders reported a sighting of the believed-to-be-extinct species. The world's third largest woodpecker was ...

The Spix’s macaw, a stunning blue Brazilian parrot celebrated in the animated film Rio, has sadly become extinct in the wild. This vibrant bird is among eight bird species declared extinct in a recent ...

The debate on whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company is aiming to restore the fabled species to its natural habitat. In 2021 ...

Federal wildlife officials said Monday they are delaying a long-awaited decision to declare the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct, months after grainy photos and videos emerged that purported to ...

The debate on whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company is aiming to restore the fabled species to its natural habitat. In 2021, the U.S ...

Wright Thompson tells a piercing biography about a barn in the Mississippi Delta, the history of the surrounding landscape ...

In a single bright spot, the agency retained protection for one Hawaiian plant species because it may still survive. It also delayed removal of the ivory-billed woodpecker based on scientific ...

That’s an image the ivory-billed woodpecker will never have the chance to recreate. Wildlife is majestic, pretty, surprising, and yes, funny, but it’s up to humankind to keep it that way.

They join the list of 650 U.S. species that have likely been lost to extinction. Species being proposed for delisting include the ivory-billed woodpecker, Bachman’s warbler, Scioto madtom, San Marcos ...