Canvasback ducks will be featured on the 2014-2015 USA Federal Duck Stamp. In September, Adam Grimm, of Burbank, S.D., won the 2013 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with his oil painting of a pair of canvasbacks. Grimm’s painting was selected … Continued
In North America, bald eagles and a host of smaller birds of prey all migrate seasonally along the four major flyways, following waterfowl along their migratory paths. In addition to preying on ducks and geese, migrating eagles feed on fish, … Continued
As people and animals occupy the same areas more and more frequently, human-animal interactions are inevitable. To minimize risks associated with these interactions, education is essential. In spite of education and planning, humans and animals sometimes clash. In most cases … Continued
Speculation that red knot abundance is directly tied to horseshoe crab populations is in part supported by new scientific research, according to a U.S. Geological Survey- led study published in Ecosphere, a journal of the Ecological Society of America. Red … Continued
Improved conditions in much of the waterfowl breeding habitat in Canada and the prairies of the north-central United States have contributed to higher populations of many species of ducks, according to breeding population estimates released by the U.S. Fish and … Continued