Red-cockaded woodpeckers' recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
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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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday.
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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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday.
Some conservationists argue the persistent threat of climate change justifies keeping the bird on the endangered species list instead of "downlisting" it to threatened.
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
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