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Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Found Not to Be Extinct

By Christopher Joyce
Published April 27, 2005 at 9:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 20 years ago.

The ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to be extinct. Now, scientists say it's been sighted again and conservationists are planning ways to protect it. The striking bird has been discovered in the Big Woods area of Arkansas.

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Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR's news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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