"Peckergate: The Ivory-billed Woodpecker hoax"

There's new "Ivory-bill" stuff from John Wall at WorldTwitch here and here.

An excerpt:

Rather than conceding that the Ivorybill "rediscovery" was based on erroneous sight records and a misidentified video and returning grant money taken away from worthwhile conservation projects, management at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and their allies have been working overtime to keep this lucrative hoax alive. They're now in the bunker, lobbing stinkbombs at Jerome Jackson, David Sibley and anyone else who threatens their finances and careers. They also seem to be calling in favors. Thus, rather than standing up to the abuse of bird conservation for publicity and profit, the American Bird Conservancy, a small organization far down the pecking order for government grants, has issued a ridiculous statement attacking Jackson. (Comments.) Consequently, it's not surprising that most people dependent on ornithology or conservation for their paychecks have been afraid to take on the powerful interests behind the Ivorybill hoax. However, a few whistleblowers have surfaced anonymously in the comments on Tom Nelson's Ivory-Bill Skeptic blog, which is the best place to keep up with developments in this scandalous affair.