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 ...

Wildfires consume all and leave little more than ashes in their wake—but that’s hardly enough to stop these animals from ...

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.

The red-cockaded woodpecker, once endangered, is experiencing a resurgence in Coastal Carolina and the Southeast, thanks to the efforts of public and private landowners. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Kevin Tungesvick is a lifelong resident of Madison County. An avid naturalist and self-taught botanist, Kevin is author of a ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to remove 22 animals and a plant from the endangered species list because of extinction. They join the list of 650 U.S. species that have ...