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 ...

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 number of breeding ducks in North Dakota continues to remain high, according to the recent spring breeding duck survey conducted annually by the State Game and Fish Department. The 2003 duck index ...

Aug. 18—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 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated continental breeding duck populations at 34.2 million, down 12% from the 2019 estimate of 38.9 million and 4% below the long-term average since 1955, ...