“These are the very real consequences if we are unable to conserve and protect the crucial habitats that birds need,” said study co-author Mike Brasher, a senior scientist at the nonprofit Ducks ...

"These are the very real consequences if we are unable to conserve and protect the crucial habitats that birds need," said study co-author Mike Brasher, a senior scientist at the nonprofit Ducks ...

FILE – A female bobolink stands atop a shrub near its ... a senior scientist at the nonprofit Ducks Unlimited. For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck ...

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new ...

For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many other groups of birds declined in the U.S. But that trend has reversed ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A mallard duck rests on the edge of a path around the Tidal Basin ...