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Red-Cockaded Woodpecker at Risk | Baton Rouge News
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The red-cockaded woodpecker, a symbol of Louisiana’s pine forests, is teetering on the brink again—not from direct hunting, but from habitat loss that’s erased 97% of its home. Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, populations have slowly rebounded, but a new policy change threatens to undo that progress by redefining “harm” to exclude habitat destruction. Conservationists warn this move could unravel decades of conservation work, jeopardizing not just this woodpecker but countless other species reliant on protected land. With environmental protections under fire nationwide, the stakes are higher than ever: without habitat, no species can survive.
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