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Riled Up is a journal of science, the environment, exploration, new technology, and related commentary.  Contributors include scientists, explorers, engineers, and others who provide perspectives and context not typically offered in general news circulation.  For interested readers, additional resources are included.

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More on Lord God

The search for the Lord God Bird -- extinct? alive? -- has captured imaginations, including the musician Sufjan Stevens. Here's a video of his song about the bird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-GDRP8eAtg&feature=player_detailpage And here's a movie I saw at Telluride's Mounainfilm festival a few years back about the bird. -RC
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Lord God Bird seen again...maybe!

When James Audubon made his classic illustrations of American birds in the late 19th Century, one stood out among them all -- the Ivory Billed Woodpecker -- or Lord God Bird. Audubon hunted multiple animals to obtain specimens for his famous painting. [caption id="attachment_3816" align="aligncenter" width="220" caption="Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Source: James Aububon"][/caption] Destruction of their original forest habitats and rampant hunting combined to eliminate this largest ...
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