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Ducks Unlimited Canada Reveals Conservation Wish List for Upcoming Year
December 22, 1999
Ducks Unlimited Canada has identified the top five items on its conservation list for the year ahead.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Opens Government
Relations Office in Ottawa
December 15, 1999
Ducks Unlimited celebrated the opening of its new Ottawa office with a reception on Parliament Hill today.
U.S. Congress Votes to Continue
Spring Snow Goose Hunt
November 19, 1999
Congress has made the most recent move in a continuing effort to help better manage the mushrooming mid-continent population of light geese.
Ducks Unlimited Canada launches Geese in Space Web feature
October 22, 1999
Geese in Space, a new feature on the Ducks Unlimited Canada home page, offers an exciting opportunity to ride along with 12 Canada geese as they migrate south.
DUC Delves Into the Boreal Forest
September 22, 1999
Canada's western boreal forest is among North America's most important and most threatened waterfowl habitats. Ducks Unlimited Canada's Western Boreal Forest Initiative (WBFI) has been developed to identify and conserve the region's important wetlands.
The Mysterious Decline of Scaup
September 22, 1999
Scaup once numbered among the most common waterfowl species. But in the past 20 years, their numbers have declined and scientists don't know why.
Big Response to DUC's Winter Wheat Program
September 22, 1999
While this year's rainfall improved habitat for ducks, water levels were extreme for some producers in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan who were unable to seed crops because of flooding.
Prairies to See Large Snow Goose Migration
September 22, 1999
Ducks Unlimited Canada is anticipating another large fall migration of mid-continent lesser snow geese across the Prairies based on predictions by the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Biggest Fall Migration in Recorded History
September 22, 1999
Look up! Look way up! Ducks Unlimited Canada is giving people a heads up about this year's fall flight of ducks estimated at a record-breaking 105 million birds.
Fowler Named Executive Vice President
August 27, 1999
Ducks Unlimited Canada announced the appointment of Rod Fowler as its new executive vice-president and chief operating officer today.
Waterfowl to Benefit from Winter Cereals According to DUC
August 20, 1999
Researchers at Ducks Unlimited Canada's Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) have found up to six times as many ducks nesting in winter cereal crops compared to traditional spring seeded crops.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Executive to Head American Affiliate
July 21, 1999
Don Young, Ducks Unlimited Canada's executive vice-president and chief operating officer, has accepted the position of executive vice-president with DUC's American affiliate, DU Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tenn.
Fish Tracking Web Site Unveiled by Ducks Unlimited Canada
July 19, 1999
Ducks Unlimited Canada's Web site now features Walleye Tracker, designed to allow people to view the movement of individual carp and walleye, also known as pickerel, through Delta Marsh on Lake Manitoba
Great Interest Expressed in Ducks Unlimited Canada's Winter Cereals Program
July 13, 1999
Farmers in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan have expressed interest in enrolling close to 80,000 acres of land in a winter cereals program offered by Ducks Unlimited Canada and Winter Cereals Canada.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Announces Winter Cereals Program for Waterlogged Farmers
June 17, 1999
Ducks Unlimited Canada committed $1 million to an accelerated winter cereals program today specifically developed for farmers who could not seed spring crops this year because of wet ground conditions in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Names New President
June 15, 1999
Tod Wright of Hamilton, Ont., was named the 31st president of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) at the organization's annual general meeting recently held in San Francisco.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Participates in Botulism Management Experiment
June 7, 1999
This summer, a working group that involves Ducks Unlimited Canada and other Canadian and American wildlife and conservation specialists will undertake a three-year experiment to evaluate the best methods of managing avian botulism outbreaks.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Reports Good Waterfowl Conditions Nationwide
May 18 , 1999
Above average water conditions across Canada are greeting returning waterfowl this spring according to Ducks Unlimited Canada.
Wetlands' Role in Reducing Atmospheric Carbon Explored
April 16, 1999
Wetland experts and leaders in policy development and agriculture will meet April 19 and 20 at Ducks Unlimited Canada's national headquarters at Oak Hammock Marsh near Stonewall, Man., to address the role of wetlands in reducing levels of atmospheric carbon.
Ducks Unlimited Canada Focuses on Societal Values for World Wetlands Day
February 2, 1999
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is among the organizations recognizing the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands in Ramsar, Iran 28 years ago today.
