{"id":281876,"date":"2026-05-23T09:54:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281876\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:54:37","slug":"rare-bird-no-longer-endangered-in-florida-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281876\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Bird No Longer Endangered in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 For years, conservation efforts at OUC\u2019s Stanton Energy Center in east Orlando has contributed to safeguarding one of Florida\u2019s most endangered birds \u2014 the red-cockaded woodpecker.<\/p>\n

Federal wildlife officials now state that the species has improved sufficiently to be officially reclassified from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/p>\n

The recovery effort has been aided partly by habitat management and monitoring within the 2,400-acre preserve around the energy center. This area features longleaf pine forests that serve as nesting habitats for native birds of the southeastern United States.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rare Woodpecker No Longer Endangered in Florida Federal officials have reclassified the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened as conservation efforts continue at OUC\u2019s 2,400-acre preserve in east Orlando. <\/p>\n

During nesting season, biologists carefully observe nesting cavities high in pine trees, monitoring eggs, hatchlings, and young birds. <\/p>\n

So far this season, biologists have banded five young birds from three different nests. More chicks from three additional nests are expected to be banded in the upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n

Today, approximately 25 red-cockaded woodpeckers live within the Stanton preserve, marking continued progress for a species once pushed to the brink by habitat loss across the Southeast.<\/p>\n

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