Looking Ahead: Now What?

摘要

Leaders of the search team outline key questions that remain to be answered about the Ivory-bill. For a century, scientists, naturalists, and hope-filled birders have searched swampy forests of the southern United States for a glimpse of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. In March 2004, when we began our search, we could have been just another team of determined explorers, except for one major difference: Our initiative was the first in more than 60 years to be launched by a confirmed sighting.