We're so excited
about the new
interactive map highlighting endangered species efforts in each state
across the nation. Each
day we'll feature a state, partner and animal. Subscribe on the right to
keep up!
It's our last state -- Virginia!
Virginia is just about as far north as you'll be able to find the red-cockaded woodpecker. In the world of North American woodpeckers, this one stands out.
Its the only woodpecker that excavates nest and roost areas in living trees. Not to mention, it's also one of just two woodpeckers protected by the Endangered Species Act (along with the ivory-billed woodpecker).
