Photo Essay: Spring on the Prairies
A look at what breeding waterfowl will find as they return to the Duck Factory

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Prairie Pothole Region
Level I Ducks Unlimited conservation priority area, the most important and threatened waterfowl habitat in North America

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Photo Essay: Mating Games
Courtship Flights are an amazing display of color and acrobatic flying

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

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The Shotgun Approach to Nest Success

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Photo Essay: Nesting Habitat
Experience the images waterfowl face when they arrive on the prairies this year

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The Incubation Period
For female waterfowl, hatching a nest requires a big investment of time and energy

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

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Conservation in Canada

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Prairies Under Siege: The Future of the Prairie Pothole Region
Without aggressive measures to secure its habitat base, North America's duck factory faces an uncertain future

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

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Cleaning and Maintaining Wood Duck Boxes
Tips for keeping your wood duck nesting boxes in good condition season after season

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Nest Site Selection
Where ducks make their nests is vital to the birds' breeding success

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Prairies Under Siege
A four-part series about the science, policy & planning behind DU's conservation efforts in the Prairie Pothole Region

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Waterfowl Mating Systems II
How ducks and geese select their mates and maintain pair bonds varies among species.

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How to Handle "Urban" Ducks

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