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01/10/12 14:33 Filed in: Environment
Banding The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker 6
Just a few years ago, the trend for red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCWs) on private land in Alabama was toward extinction.
Just a few years ago, the trend for red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCWs) on private land in Alabama was toward extinction.
Today, the future is looking brighter as biologists, land managers, and landowners employ new techniques and a new level of enthusiasm to the recovery of this endangered species. One of the most promising techniques in endangered species population management is translocation, or the relocation of individual animals from one population to another. This video was shot on location at the Sehoy Plantation in Bullock County, Alabama.
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: An Endangered Species
In the early years of wildlife management, biologists successfully established techniques for improving game populations such as white-tailed deer and wild turkeys by relocating them from areas of where they species were still plentiful to areas where that no longer existed. Even though these techniques were commonly employed for game species, the conventional thought regarding rare or endangered species was a hands-off approach to preservation through strict protection. However, experience has proved that a hands-on approach is a vital tool for saving endangered species.
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: An Endangered Species
In the early years of wildlife management, biologists successfully established techniques for improving game populations such as white-tailed deer and wild turkeys by relocating them from areas of where they species were still plentiful to areas where that no longer existed. Even though these techniques were commonly employed for game species, the conventional thought regarding rare or endangered species was a hands-off approach to preservation through strict protection. However, experience has proved that a hands-on approach is a vital tool for saving endangered species.