Displaced by logging, draining of the swamps, channelization of rivers and bayous, and an increase in pollution and pesticides, the population of the species slowly dwindled. The wood stork was listed as a federally endangered species in 1984.
Recently, however, there have been reports of the return of this tall, stately bird to the swamps of East Texas. Perhaps, with continued preservation of wetlands and the banning of persistent pesticides, the wood stork will be back.
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