The breeding population of ducks in North America was estimated at 32.3 million this spring, down 7% year-over-year and 9% from the long-term mean, according to the 2023 Waterfowl Population Status ...

Duck hunters have enjoyed almost two decades of above-average moisture on the breeding grounds, which have resulted in long seasons with generous bag limits. That could change this year if Mother ...

There's good news in duck-breeding country. Total duck-breeding numbers in the traditional duck breeding areas of the U.S. and Canada are at an all-time high of 45.6 million birds, according to the ...

MEMPHIS -- In its annual report on breeding duck numbers and May habitat conditions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed a population decrease in nine of the 10 most common duck species.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Continental breeding duck populations are down 7% from 2022, Ducks Unlimited said Friday, Aug. 18, in reporting results from the annual spring North American waterfowl survey ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its report on the 2023 Waterfowl Population Status in mid-August. The numbers of ducks slid from the 2022 estimate, with the drop attributed to extremely ...

On one side was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a lumbering bureaucracy out to curb the spread of a pesky fowl; on the other, thousands of duck lovers, breeders and pet owners who feared for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marc Engler, head of the Nabu wild bird station, lets the mother duck and chicks into the Müggelspree in the park on the ...