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How woodpeckers can be used to aid in wildfire recovery

The habitat preferences of black-backed woodpeckers have led scientists to create a tool that can help forest managers promote regrowth and biodiversity following fires.
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US to declare ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more species extinct

US to declare ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more species extinct

The US Fish and Wildlife Service officially proposed taking 23 plants and animals off the endangered species list, because they have not been spotted in the wild and are believed to be completely gone from an earth experiencing human population growth and a climate crisis.

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Forest fires are getting too hot—even for fire-adapted animals

Forest fires are getting too hot—even for fire-adapted animals

The black-backed woodpecker needs wildfires to survive. But has it hit its limit?
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