Not only does burned forest habitat have no legal protection, standard practice on private and public lands is to actively eliminate it. So as soon as fire and insect outbreaks create prime ...

"I have been seeing more habitat come online and our properties are expanding," he said. According to DNR officials, the preserve now hosts approximately 13 groups of woodpeckers, up from just ...

The red-bellied woodpecker is the familiar zebra-backed woodpecker of eastern woodlands and towns. Monotypic (or up to 4 weakly defined ssp. sometimes recognized). Length 9". All red-bellied ...

This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely related Nuttall’s in arid regions; the 2 species are known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp.

Since then, collaborative conservation programs have worked to stabilize and rebuild red-cockaded woodpecker populations through habitat restoration and active management. Among the many ...

While it is true that we have had a decline in mature tree habitat, no conclusive study indicates this to be the cause. I would point to the fact that the population of red-bellied woodpeckers ...

USFWS’s ivory woodpecker recovery plan, a type of document required for each endangered species, states that conservation efforts will focus on searching for the bird and will only protect habitat ...

Some conservation groups also have questioned the downlisting move, saying the action is premature due to the woodpeckers' small population and fragmented habitat locations that leave it vulnerable to ...

The company also supported emergency habitat recovery efforts after Hurricane ... of artificial cavity inserts to provide the woodpeckers with ready nests. These initiatives have significantly ...

Not only does burned forest habitat have no legal protection, standard practice on private and public lands is to actively eliminate it. So as soon as fire and insect outbreaks create prime ...

R ecently I had a wonderful opportunity to study and photograph a pair of red-headed woodpeckers nesting in an old tree and feeding their young. All of this happened because a reader of this ...