If you have read the article you will realize that $10,000 is being offered 
to anyone who can obtain a picture of the IBWO.  Many, many kooks will race 
down there and ruin whatever habitat is left in order to make an easy (they 
will think) $10,000. I have emailed the agency in Arkansas about this crazy 
idea and everyone else who cares about wildlife should too.  Their email 
address is 



>From: Jim and Ann Nelson <>
>Reply-To: Jim and Ann Nelson <>
>To: 
>Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Florida Panhandle - Ivorybills Seen and Heard Many 
>Times
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:03:21 -0400
>
>More info and links at this site.
>
>http://www.ibwo.org/
>
>
>Jim Nelson
>Bethesda, MD
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Ellis" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 9:58 AM
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Florida Panhandle - Ivorybills Seen and Heard Many 
>Times
>
>
>>Maybe the IBWOs that could not be found again in Arkansas have
>>moved to Florida to get away from the human activity.
>>
>>http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/cosam/departments/bio
>>logy/faculty/webpages/hill/ivorybill/index.html
>>
>>Bill Ellis
>>Eldersburg
>>Carroll Co.