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, ...