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Ornithologists swear they've found an ivorybill woodpecker.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The ivory-billed woodpecker -- widely believed to be extinct and whose last confirmed sighting was 60 years ago -- was apparently in Arkansas as recently as last April, according to a research paper released Thursday.

The U.S. Department of the Interior said it has a video of the bird, and it plans a news conference later today to release information.

I hope there's more than one.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

It better not be going "Huh-huh-huh-HUH-huh!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

In a small way, this is fantastic news. Now that it has been found again, I hope there might be something that could be done to help its numbers grow - but that seems unlikely, since we know almost nothing about them.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/images/fb_main.jpg

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/flashback/0410/index.html

During a banding this chick crawled up the ornithologists arm and perched on his hat. Aw.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:26 (twenty years ago)

what if its a ZOMBIE woodpecker, and that this, the german exploding toads thing, and the le tigre/paris hilton collab are harbingers of...

http://www.nativeimagesgallery.com/images/The%20Four%20Horseman%20of%20the%20Apocalypse.jpg

― latebloomer: But when the monkey die, people gonna cry. (latebloomer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

Then you're the first to go.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 28 April 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

i dont wanna be killed by a zombiepecker:-(

― latebloomer: But when the monkey die, people gonna cry. (latebloomer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

The question now is, can neocons spin this into evidence they're actually helping the environment? Or that there's no global warming, or evolution doesn't exist?

― wetmink (wetmink), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:07 (twenty years ago)

Obvious question: can we eat it?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

No, but we can shoot it for sport. Score!

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

Could someone explain to me why we make such a fuss over endangered species? I mean, I'm all for biodiversity and all, but really, I don't think you were missing this particular woodpecker all that much, were you? Who gives a shit if they died off.

― same old shit (dymaxia), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

AHA! I WAS RIGHT, HERE THEY COME!

― wetmink (wetmink), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

Could someone explain to me why we make such a fuss over endangered species?

Because if we're lucky it might peck your eyes out.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Thursday, 28 April 2005 23:31 (twenty years ago)

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