As housing developments begin to push deeper into Boiling Spring Lakes forests, developers risk colliding with the federally ...

A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has issued an urgent warning. New findings point to rapid extinction ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Thursday that they are downlisting the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered ...

The red-cockaded woodpecker, once endangered, is experiencing a resurgence in Coastal Carolina and the Southeast, thanks to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one, the ...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers were one of the first species designated as “endangered” in the United States in 1970, and the birds received full protections with passage of the Endangered Species ...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers were recognized as endangered in 1970 and were given protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The population estimate at the passing of the bill was fewer than ...

The red-cockaded woodpecker was first listed as an endangered species in 1973. The department says the species has benefitted from conservation efforts from partners and private landowners.

Red-cockaded woodpeckers were first listed as endangered in 1970 after their population declined to fewer than 10,000 birds scattered across the Southeast. The precipitous fall was almost entirely due ...

Two endangered bird species live in Arkansas and are both woodpeckers. The ivory-billed woodpecker was once thought to be extinct and lives in forest habitats. Only around 200 to 400 red-cockaded ...