Why is the Red Cockaded Woodpecker endangeredThe Red cockaded woodpecker is endangered for a few reasons but the major reasons are fires and human Activities. Now lets kick this off with humans. Humans are one of the higher causes of endangerment and extinction for most species. In the Red Cockaded Woodpeckers case humans destroyed their habitat by cutting down longleaf pine trees which is the largest reason that they are endangered. One other reason is fires. Lighting fires / forest fires are a great cause of habitat loss. Why? Because wildfires are hard to control when they can spread for miles burning anything in there path not stopping for anything.Why are Red cockaded woodpeckers needed The red Cockaded woodpeckers are needed to keep
