Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The red-cockaded woodpecker was recently downgraded from endangered to threatened, but that doesn't mean it's out of the woods.

Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who enjoy bird-watching from a patio or a window, these birds offer color, sound, ...

Imagine sprinting full-speed into a solid oak tree at 15 miles per hour — and then doing it again and again, 20 times per ...

The red-cockaded woodpecker, once endangered, is experiencing a resurgence in Coastal Carolina and the Southeast, thanks to the efforts of public and private landowners. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - After decades of conservation efforts, a southeastern U.S. bird is no longer considered endangered. The Department of Interior announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

What Does a Red-Bellied Woodpecker Look Like? With zebra-like stripes on the backs and wings, the red-bellied woodpecker has a few look-alike relatives, such as the gila woodpeckers and golden-fronted ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

For a region without woods, the Red River Valley has a lot of woodpeckers. Probably, every little patch of trees has woodpeckers, and they can be found in winter in fields of standing corn. Those ...

BILLINGS, Mont. - Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct. It’s a ...