Minnesota's breeding duck population declined 31 percent from last year -- falling to an estimated 507,000 birds -- and state officials aren't sure why. The decline continues a trend: The state's ...

Ducks need wetlands to breed and drought conditions reduce suitable habitat. Submitted photo Waterfowl numbers are going to dip due to a lack of water. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department ...

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, ...

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 ...