Choices; One last treat from Jeff Wilson’s Wrong Tree, Adventures of a Wildlife Biologist, published by the Cornerstone Press in Stevens Point Wi. In 1999, possible sightings of the extinct ivory billed woodpecker were had, but no confirmations in the form of photos or DNA had been found, so ornithologists started to search, including Jeff and Terry in the Panhandle of Florida. They camped for 8 days in the extensive bottomland hardwood swamp habitat there; a completely new type of forest for them to explore. Also I read an essay by Margaret Renkl, from the NY Times, March 2, 2026 about her trip and thoughts along the way, to see the rare whooping cranes at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge in north Alabama. One species, the woodpecker, we chose not to save, the other, the whooping crane, we did choose to save.
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