WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The woodpecker is a fantastic umbrella species whose recovery benefits hundreds ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... but a lot more still needs to be done to protect the long-leaf pine forests these woodpeckers and hundreds of other species call home.” While other ...

ABC15 went out to see firsthand how SCDNR biologists work to protect the keystone species. "They completely change the system and they add complexity to the system," Lerow said. The woodpeckers ...

There are over 200 species of woodpecker in the world and only four species cache food. Caching food is a process of storing nuts, such as acorns, in a cavity for later consumption. This might be ...

The female will produce a clutch of 3 to 4 white eggs and will lay them directly on a layer of fresh wood chips at the bottom of the newly excavated nest cavity. Both birds will take turns incubating ...

In the cold, blustery days of January, one bird species brings joy and light. Its name alone, downy woodpecker, exudes a sense of warmth, and if you have any trees in your neighborhood ...