In this this episode we talk about ivory-billed woodpeckers and how a 1935 recording of them raises questions about whether they are extinct. This season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast. 

 Featured: 

• S4E04: Sound Archives with Cheryl Tipp on The Animal Turn.
• Recording of the Ivory Bill Woodpecker by Arthur Allen.
• Listening for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Sonic geography and the making of extinction knowledge by Hannah Hunter.
• “The Woodpecker” by Gerard Gorman.

 Credits:

• Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host 
• Hannah Hunter, co-host
• Christiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer 
• Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)
• Gordon Clarke, bed music composer
• Learn more about the team here. 

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• Thank you to the sponsors of the fourth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Sound,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 1 December 2021. 

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