
Data released this week indicates that the number of mallards, teal and other
ducks has reached the highest level ever recorded, with an estimate of 48.6
million breeding ducks in Canada and the U.S. The number is 7 percent higher
than last year, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey, and 43
percent higher than the historic average going back to 1955. Delta Waterfowl.
ducks has reached the highest level ever recorded, with an estimate of 48.6
million breeding ducks in Canada and the U.S. The number is 7 percent higher
than last year, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey, and 43
percent higher than the historic average going back to 1955. Delta Waterfowl.