Nobody has seen one in nearly 80 years. Or at least those who have spotted it have trouble convincing others of what they saw: a red-crowned bird so awe-inspiring it’s nicknamed the Lord God Bird. Now ...

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 ...

When the federal government declared last year that the ivory billed woodpecker is likely extinct, apologists flocked to support the iconic bird, which has historical links to Louisiana. They ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - After decades of searching for a glimpse of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, the U.S. government has officially declared the species extinct. Thousands of people flocked to the ...

The last unchallenged sighting in the United States of the ivory-billed woodpecker, an “iconic species” with a distinct red crest, was in 1944. In the decades that followed, some concluded that the ...

Federal wildlife officials were ready to declare the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct, but recent photos and videos purportedly showing the bird flitting through a Louisiana forest are making them ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker hasn't been seen for decades. The government is ready to declare it extinct—but at what cost? Reading time: Reading time 15 minutes At the end of September, an ...

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 show ...

The “Lord God bird” may have risen from the dead. Ornithologists say the ivory-billed woodpecker -- given its divine-sounding nickname because of its large size -- may still be out there in remote ...

This spring, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether to declare the long-elusive ivory-billed woodpecker extinct. It's a move that's ruffling a lot of feathers in the birder community.

Sightings of the iconic species have been sparse since the early 20th century. The debate on whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company ...