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Ducks Unlimited Canada and wetland conservation

Oak Hammock Marsh near Stonewall, Manitoba, where the designation’s plaque stands, photographed in 2013.
Oak Hammock Marsh near Stonewall, Manitoba, where the designation’s plaque stands, photographed in 2013. Oak Hammock Marsh, 1 Snow Goose Bay, Stonewall (493292) (9863225775) · Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Ducks Unlimited Canada was founded in Winnipeg in 1938 by Canadian and American sportsmen responding to declining waterfowl populations and wetland loss. The organization helped develop wetland restoration and carried out one of the first large-scale surveys of breeding waterfowl, an early example of international, grassroots conservation.

Scope & context

The organization’s founding and conservation role as recognized in its designation, not its current programs.

Sources behind this record

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Ducks Unlimited Canada National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text