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Ducks Unlimited Prepares Wetland Report for Walkerton Inquiry
December 21, 2000
Ducks Unlimited Canada has been recognized as a contributor to the Walkerton Inquiry and is preparing a summary of wetland research for the Inquiry's consideration.
"Geese in Space - the next
generation" Takes Off with Ducks Unlimited"
October 11, 2000
Twenty-four migrating Canada geese from Eastern Canada are taking Ducks Unlimited researchers where they've never gone before. The geese are carrying satellite transmitters that record their paths as they head south for the winter.
Migration Offers Navigation Challenges
September 20 , 2000
Congress has made the most recent move in a continuing effort to help better manage the mushrooming mid-continent population of light geese.
Avian Botulism Experiment Directs Clean Up Resources in Prairies
August 21, 2000
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.
Ten Teen Outdoor Enthusiasts Win
National Ducks Unlimited Contest
August 14, 2000
Wilderness survival techniques, monster catfish fishing, archery, camping by the water - it has the makings of an episode of Survivor but at Ducks Unlimited's Great Greenwing Adventure, no one gets voted off.
Ducks Unlimited Joins International Wetland Experts at Quebec City Conference
August 9, 2000
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.
Long Time Vancouver Volunteer Appointed to Ducks Unlimited Board
July 6 , 2000
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.
Don't Give Purple Loosestrife a Home this Summer
May 26 , 2000
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.
Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Canada's Best Outdoor Site
May 1 , 2000
Manitoba's Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre was recognized as the nation's best outdoor site at an Attractions Canada award ceremony in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, April 28.
World's Largest Waterfowl Study Enters Final Field Season
April 10, 2000
Ducks Unlimited researchers are beginning the final field season of the world's largest waterfowl study.
Astro-Ducks Enter Canadian Prairies with California Souvenirs
March 29, 2000
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.
Budget On Track According to DU, but More Work Required for Conservation
February 29, 2000
According to Ducks Unlimited, the environmental details addressed in today's budget were a step in the right direction.
Ducks Unlimited Representative to Attend Budget Lock-up
February 25, 2000
On Monday, February 28, Ducks Unlimited Canada's (DU) director of government relations, J. Barry Turner, will be among people reviewing details of the federal budget before it is announced by Finance Minister Paul Martin that afternoon.
DU Issues a Drainage "Wake-up Call" for Canadian Prairies
February 1, 2000
A representative from Ducks Unlimited Canada stated today, on the eve of World Wetlands Day, that wetland losses across the Prairies will continue until landowners find value in keeping wetlands, grasslands and treed areas on their lands.
Ducks Unlimited Artwork Listed Among Collectibles for the New Millennium
January 7, 2000
Appraisers for the popular television program Antiques Roadshow identified Ducks Unlimited art prints and duck stamps among a listing of items that could become hot collectibles in the next century.
