[wisb] Re: Ivory-billed Hunt is Off

  • From: "Bettie R. Harriman" <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,<wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:27:53 -0500

Personally, I am content for the mystery of this bird to remain.  But 
I would wish society to live as if it believed the Ivory-billed was 
still in those swamps and must to protected.

Bettie Harriman
Oshkosh


At 07:40 AM 9/10/2009, Cutright.Noel wrote:
>
>The (Cornell) Lab of Ornithology has wrapped up its 4-year search for
>the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. In spring 2005, researchers announced that
>the bird, long thought to be extinct, had been sighted in
>Arkansas-sparking a media frenzy and drawing hordes of birdwatchers to
>the region. Since then, ornithologists have searched woods from CA to AL
>without success. "The lab will continue to be a hub for information,
>reports, and scholarship about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, including an
>online database where members of the public can report sightings," says
>Ron Rohrbaugh, director of the Lab's research project on the elusive
>bird. "But unless new evidence surfaces, it's probably safe to say that
>we're not going to put forward any more comprehensive, systematic
>searches."
>
>Noel Cutright, Ozaukee County and still a believer
>
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