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Another story on the USFWS's decision... the first one I've seen including Geoff Hill's view on the topic (but I've only read a fraction of the plethora of press reports so I may have missed some others):

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2021/10/05/floridas-ivory-billed-woodpecker-is-officially-extinct-but-a-few-still-hope/

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ADDENDUM:

...and now more positive commentary from believer Geoff Hill here:

https://www.wsfa.com/2021/10/06/auburn-researcher-curator-birds-refutes-claim-that-ivory-billed-woodpeckers-are-now-extinct/