Wild Hope

Woodpecker Wars

Season 1, Episode 3 of 8

Following a revelation that forest fires sparked by live-fire training at the Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina create excellent habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, scientists and soldiers have forged an improbable alliance to safeguard the special bird. Nearby landowners too are pitching in too - setting aside suspicions and animosity to save the species.

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6/29/2023
6:30 p.m.
6/30/2023
12:30 a.m.
9/28/2023
11:30 a.m.
9/29/2023
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