IBWO tour solicitations panned

I've done some looking and asking around, and I've yet to find anyone who is interested in the high-priced Ivory-bill tours that are being promoted.

In blogs and chats online, there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm, as in this blog entry:

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All this for only $1550 from Little Rock! Sign me up for the medieval torture chamber trip extension, too!
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I've also written about these tours here. Note this snippet:

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...They have a full-page advertisement scheduled to appear in the next issue of Birding Magazine, and they are working with a high-profile birder who says "he can book 1,000 spots with ease."
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