# @outdoor_life on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHZFKn-yHsT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27537543-outdoor-life-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-19T19:01:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

Duck numbers, which were once a bright spot amid wider bird declines, are now dropping too.⁠
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The 2025 State of the Birds Report highlights the urgent need for conservation as North American bird populations continue to fall. The report shows a recent downturn specifically in duck numbers, which Ducks Unlimited director of communications Chris Sebastian says is an expected result of extended drought in the Prairie Potholes Region. This unique wetland-grassland ecosystem which encompasses parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and three Canadian provinces provides crucial breeding and nesting grounds for many waterfowl species, as much as two-thirds of the North American duck population. The accelerated loss of wetlands and grasslands in key waterfowl regions is contributing to the declining trend.⁠
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#waterfowl #duck #ducks #duckhunting #waterfowlhunting #ducksunlimited #conservation #habitat #wildlife #outdoors #outdoorlife⁠
📷: Nathan Graff / USFWS⁠
Story by: alicejoneswebb

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conservation, ducksunlimited, outdoors, duck, ducks, habitat, wildlife, waterfowl, waterfowlhunting, outdoorlife, duckhunting

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