Arkansas & Conservancy Offer $10K For Evidence Of Ivory-Billed Nest

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BRINKLEY, Ark. — Arkansas wildlife officials hope the offer of a $10,000 reward will help prove that the once-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker is living in the bayous of eastern Arkansas.

Officials from The Nature Conservancy and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced a proposal Tuesday that would give a $10,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads biologists to an ivory-billed woodpecker's nest, roost cavity or feeding site.

The Nature Conservancy received a $10,000 anonymous donation from an individual who wanted the money used for a reward, said Allan Mueller, avian conservation project manager for the group. Mueller proposed the plan to members of the "Corridor of Hope," a group that is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ivory-billed recovery team.

Barring any major complaints, the reward will become available beginning Monday, he said. Biologists will only pursue reports that include a photograph, sound recording or other substantive evidence, Mueller said.

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1. Shouldn't that be UNDISTURBED nest?

Otherwise, some idiot will collect the EGGS ...