Prairies Under Siege: Science and Conservation
Science underpins DU's choices about investing habitat dollars in crucial Prairie Pothole Region habitat

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Prairies Under Siege: New Threats to Ducks & Waterfowling
North America's Prairie Pothole Region is facing the greatest potential loss of habitat in decades

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Prairies Under Siege: Ducks, Habitat Conservation & Predators
A closer look at large-scale predator-control programs reveals that they are counterproductive to the long-term benefits of waterfowl and waterfowl hunters

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Redhead Hens: The Parasite Queen
Redhead hens are notorious for shirking brood-raising duties

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If at First You Don't Succed
For breeding hens, producing a brood of ducklings requires perseverance as well as good nesting habitat

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Waterfowl Renesting
For many species of ducks, persistence is crucial to reproductive success

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The Cover Connection
New DU research has provided more evidence that conserving large blocks of grassland is critical to prairie waterfowl populations

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The Shotgun Approach to Nest Success

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Parental Care
Early life for young waterfowl can range from surviving in a single-parent family to living a bird’s version of an Ozzie and Harriet-style childhood.

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Prairie Pothole Region - More Information
Background information on the Prairie Pothole Region, DU's top conservation priority area

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Biodiversity in the Grassland Biome
Diversity loss in grassland habitats threatens waterfowl

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