Deep in the bayous of eastern Arkansas, two robotic video cameras keep vigil for an elusive bird, aiming to capture conclusive evidence the ivory-billed woodpecker is not, as long feared, extinct.
Recent sightings have revived hope of the survival of the large and dramatically marked bird, with its characteristic white beak and red crest.
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