Friday, May 31, 2024

— Another Veteran of the IBWO Saga Passes —

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Yet another long-time activist for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and the environment more generally, Jim Tate Jr., formerly of Cornell and USFWS (among many positions), recently passed away at 84 years old; obit here:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/james-tate-jr-obituary?id=55148387

His family requested memorials to him be sent, among other places, to:

Ivory-billed Woodpecker Search Fund, 444 Shooting Star Trail, Gurley, Alabama 35748

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p.s.... Steve Latta will be speaking to the Pennsylvania Society For Ornithology tomorrow afternoon (6/1/24) on his group's Louisiana evidence for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker -- if any readers here are attending that talk, would love to hear a report on how it goes (write in the comments below, or send to me via email).

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ADDENDUM 6/2:
A nice additional remembrance of Jim Tate here from Tim Gallagher:




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