With a quarter of U.S. bird populations lost since 1970, experts see the remarkable recovery of wood ducks as a blueprint for future conservation efforts.
Wood ducks are thriving today in wetland areas across the United States. But this wasn't always the case, according to a new Wildlife Watch from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .Once on the brink of extinction, wood ducks nearly disappeared from America's skies—mirroring the fate of other species that vanished during the 20th century. A 2019 study published in Science revealed that the country has lost nearly three billion birds since 1970.
Additional legislation, such as the Pittman-Robertson Act and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989, provided crucial support for wetland and waterfowl conservation projects nationwide, playing a key role in the recovery of wood duck populations.Nest boxes were another important factor. According to Huang, 'they provide a similar structure to the holes in trees a wood duck would naturally nest in.
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