Most duck hunters will be happy to hear that breeding ducks increased 5 percent this year compared to 2023, according to the annual duck counts published Tuesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Recent waterfowl aerial surveys conducted in Arkansas and Mississippi illustrate how little duck habitat exists in those two states. Bracketed between the Mississippi Flyway and the eastern edge of ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) has been setting and regulating waterfowl seasons across the country for more than a century, and one of their primary tools for doing so is the annual ...

This year’s waterfowl population survey results will be disappointing to veteran duck hunters, but they shouldn’t be surprising. The total number of ducks dipped just below 34 million breeding ducks, ...

On August 20, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its 2024 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. Widely recognized as the world’s gold-standard wildlife survey ...

Globally, tropical rain forests are among the most species-rich habitats and are therefore often prioritized in conservation efforts. A team of scientists now show that the diversity of ...

A biologist holds a Bethany Beach firefly, found on a survey in 2019. The dwindling species is now being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Kayt Jonsson / USFWS Along the ...

Concentrations of late season ducks find sanctuary on plentiful habitat away from hunting pressure. (Special to the News-Times) Total duck population estimates in spring 2022 declined 12% from the ...

DENVER – Along with other western states in cooperation with the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has conducted an east slope survey of black-tailed ...