Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Viral social media trend sees cute ducks getting dumped across Greater Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As temperatures continue to drop, the clock is ticking for ducks dumped outside. A man who runs a local duck sanctuary said that TikTok is popularizing a small domestic breed that ...
Grand Forks Herald

Continental duck populations decline, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in breeding trends report

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, ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Smith: Survey shows continued decline in mallards but total ducks higher than long-term mean

The 2024 Wisconsin spring waterfowl breeding survey showed a continued decline in mallards, the state's most abundant duck species, and a year-over-year drop in total ducks as well as Canada geese.
AOL

North American breeding duck numbers decline, survey shows

Aug. 18—MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Continental breeding duck populations are down 7% from 2022, Ducks Unlimited said Friday, Aug. 18, in reporting results from the annual spring North American waterfowl survey ...
Duluth News Tribune

Duck-breeding numbers reach all-time high

There's good news in duck-breeding country. Total duck breeding numbers in the traditional duck-breeding areas of the U.S. and Canada are at an all-time high of 45.6 million birds, according to the ...