Tag: Waterfowl

Over the 50 years since mottled ducks were introduced to South Carolina, the results have been mixed. Hunters and others certainly like having them around, but their influence on the...

Nearly $80 million in grants money will go to conservation and restoration of wetland and associated upland habitats across North America, the U.S. Department of Interior recently announced. The Migratory...

Hundreds of migrating ducks and other waterfowl were struck by vehicles in northwest Iowa after mistaking wet parking lots and roads for wetlands. “I counted over 200 dead ducks on...

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved a total of $130 million in federal grants and matching funds this month to advance wetlands conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $33.3...

When Ray Alisauskas first started researching Arctic waterfowl in 1983, their numbers were on a steady upswing. When he joined Canadian Wildlife Service in 1989, snow geese and Ross’s geese...

From a bird’s eye view, a small pond in a mowed field may appear to be the perfect place to settle down and build a nest. The trouble for pintail...

Across the circumpolar north, some Arctic tundra birds, such as waterfowl, seem to be flourishing while others, like most shorebirds, are seeing their populations fall, according to new research spanning...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recognized “the loss, degradation and fragmentation of migratory bird habitat” as potentially the largest single threat to migratory birds. Human activity contributes to...

TWS member Lorne Green received the George H. Dunklin Jr. Arkansas Waterfowl and Wetland Management Award for his forest management work with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Established in...

The Department of Interior has announced the approval of $23.8 million in grants for waterfowl and wetland conservation. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission issued the grants, which will be awarded to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation of nearly 135,000 acres...