"Search for the Rare Ivorybill"

Don Eckleberry's account of trying to find the ivory bill woodpecker was informative and well written. The author's ethos was established right at the beginning of the article when information about other published pieces the author has done. This made the author's account more reliable and the story he told all the more incredible. It is obvious that his understanding of why the ivory bill was becoming extinct bothered him and even stated how we have neglected America. The author spoke of the ivory bill;s features as being unique and different from other birds. This is the reason I found it hard to read about the logging operations impact on the ivory bill becoming extinct. The result of the logging companies unwillingness to work with the state to keep some of the land for conservation,ended up being the demise of the bird. 

This conflict of conservation and corporate interests are still being played out to this day here in Wisconsin. Our new state budget calls for an abrupt halt in purchasing land, with the intent to save it for future generations to enjoy. Instead, there are regulations being pulled back for big corporations, like frac-sand mining, and the animals that have evolved to live in these unique places will be the ultimate victims. It is a shame that we could not learn from the atrocity of the ivory bill and realize that there are many animals harmed when humans neglect to think of what there actions may do to the other living beings around them. I will take this story with me and hope to be a voice in the fight for other innocent creatures.