I just sent a text message to Joe, up on his photography workshop in the Eastern Sierra, "Please call me when you can, it's not bad or personal, but it's important, and your colleagues might like to know." The workshop's being led by a well respected wildlife photographer. They're probably far away from press releases today.
When I was young I had a bird book with a picture of an ivory-billed woodpecker in it, and the fact that it was believed to be extinct, or close to. I've always remembered it because the bird looked so amazingly unusual, and kind of uber-woodpeckerish. This news is just amazing. There are miracles still abounding.
Looking after it is partly a matter of not harming the birds, and partly a matter of looking after the forests--the area in question is mostly regrown after extensive logging in the early to mid-20th century.
That's what I was thinking. Looking after the woodpecker will hopefully have a knock-on effect of protecting the forests, and consequently all the other species that live there.
I just hope you don't have any stupid egg-collectors rushing in to find any nests, like they do with the rare ospreys in Scotland.
Next thing you know, they'll be finding a flock of passenger pigeons.
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I note that one of the early observers also burst into tears. He sure had reason.
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We have to make sure we look after it better this time round. Could do wonders for local conservation efforts.
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I just hope you don't have any stupid egg-collectors rushing in to find any nests, like they do with the rare ospreys in Scotland.
Next thing you know, they'll be finding a flock of passenger pigeons.