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	Dutch scientist Martjan Lammertink, poised to record any glimpse of the Ivory-billed Woodepecker. © TNC View more photos from the search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

The Search for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

The Logisitics Behind the Search for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

• The search for the ivory-billed woodpecker was launched in March, 2004 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, The Nature Conservancy and individuals already involved in the effort.
• The search team included more than 50 employees, contractors and volunteers, most of whom spent up to 14 hours a day in canoes looking for the bird in the swampy bayous of eastern Arkansas.
• The search team has, for the most part, been based in camps at the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, where the initial and all subsequent sightings occurred, and at the White River National Wildlife Refuge.
• So far, more than $10 million has been raised to fund the search and acquire habitat critical to the survival of the ivory-bill.
• Other individuals and agencies involved in the search include:

• Arkansas Audubon Society
• Arkansas Dept. of Parks and Tourism
• The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
• The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
• Arkansas State University
• Arkansas Wildlife Federation
• Audubon Arkansas
• Audubon Society of Central Ark.
• Birdman Productions, LLC
• City of Brinkley, Ark.
• City of Clarendon, Ark.
• Civic Enterprises, LLC
• Louisiana State University
• National Audubon Society
• National Wildlife Federation
• Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala.
• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• The University of Amsterdam
•  The University of Ark. at Little Rock

With thousands of acres to cover in the White River and Cache River National Wildlife Refuges in Arkansas, the ivory-bill searchers knew that they couldn’t be everywhere at once.
 
Instead, they relied on remote sound-recording technology in hopes of capturing the kent call of the ivory-billed woodpecker and its double-knock: BAM-bam. They also relied on remotely operated cameras to capture photographic proof that the elusive bird exists.

For More Information About the Ivory-billed Woodpecker:

• The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
  Follow the ivory-billed woodpecker on a journey through historic America lasting one hundred and eighty-five years.
• Audio Chat: Phillip Hoose Speaks About the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
  Listen to Phillip Hoose, author of The Race to Save the Lord God Bird speak about the recent rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in a live online audio chat.
• How You Can Help: Donate online
  Support our efforts to conserve this critical habitat for the ivory-bill and other species.
• Ivory-billed Woodpecker News
  See ivory-billed woodpecker photos, maps of the ivory-bill's habitat, and other news and information about the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker.