The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will remove 21 species from the nation's endangered species list because they are considered extinct, but the much-debated ivory-billed woodpecker won a ...

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 ...

ABC15 went out to see firsthand how SCDNR biologists work to protect the keystone species. "They completely change the system ...

In the cold, blustery days of January, one bird species brings joy and light. Its name alone, downy woodpecker, exudes a sense of warmth, and if you have any trees in your neighborhood ...

“Engineers” of forests, healthy woodpecker populations help support thousands of species. An endangered red-cockaded woodpecker rests outside its cavity in a long-leaf pine tree. Controlled ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the down-listing of the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act ; the changes took effect Nov. 25.

are North America's largest woodpeckers, as large as a crow (almost 20 inches long). It's the same species terrorizing, or at least annoying, the residents in Riverlea, Ohio. A Rockport resident ...

Researchers hold a male red-cockaded woodpecker in Florida’s Osceola National Forest, making sure his tracking bands are correctly in place. Jen Guyton Sitting cross-legged on the mossy forest ...

Pileated woodpeckers are damaging car mirrors and windshields in a Riverlea, Ohio, neighborhood. The woodpeckers attack the reflective surfaces, likely perceiving their reflections as rivals.