The 2024 Wisconsin spring waterfowl breeding survey showed a continued decline in mallards, the state's most abundant duck species, and a year-over-year drop in total ducks as well as Canada geese.

The breeding population of ducks in North America increased this spring for the first time in nearly a decade, according to an annual report of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The 2024 Waterfowl ...

The modern conservation movement grew from duck hunting as early conservationists noticed dwindling waterfowl populations. Waterfowl hunters contribute to habitat expansion through fees that fund ...

Jimmy Longbottom is greeted with quacks of recognition as he walks into his sanctuary, Longbottom Bird Ranch, in Monfort Heights. More than 16 species of ducks and some geese and chickens live in this ...

Minnesota has 23 species of resident ducks and geese, and 60% of North America’s migratory birds (not just waterfowl) pass through the state while they follow the Mississippi Flyway. There is no clear ...

Despite a slight decline in the overall duck population estimate, Mississippi will hunters will have a largely unchanged hunting season for 2026-27.