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Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Illustration © Gamini Ratnavira, all rights reserved The major threat to the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker has been the dramatic decrease in old-growth pine forests. Present-day practices normally call for short- term timber rotation, much to the dismay of the trees' avian inhabitants. Unfortunately, the red- cockaded woodpecker has declined dramatically throughout its range and was listed as an endangered species in 1970. |
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