Deep in the Big Woods of Arkansas is a mystery that dates back to 2004. "Birds don’t come back from the dead very often," said David Luneau, a bird watcher. “It was a big deal because it was a bird ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

James T. Tanner's photographs of the ivory-billed woodpecker with guide J.J. Kuhn were believed to be the only pictures of a living nestling. James T. Tanner The ivory-billed woodpecker is one of the ...

A group of wildlife scientists believe the ivory-billed woodpecker is not extinct. They say they have made seven firm sightings of the bird in central Arkansas. The landmark find caps a search that ...

Q. What is the status of the ivory-billed woodpecker? Some sources say it’s extinct. Others say it is rare but still exists. A. Most, though not all, ornithologists I know believe the ivory-billed ...

It's called "The Grail Bird," a bird so rare, so sought after that it's considered the Holy Grail of ornithology. In fact, the ivory-billed woodpecker had been thought to be extinct for more than half ...