Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.

Ducks Unlimited is the world leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. Our conservation programs have evolved and expanded over the years to address the habitat needs of waterfowl and other wildlife on ever-changing landscapes. Today, DU and our many partners utilize advanced technology and cutting-edge research to conserve habitat as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. Waterfowl are not the only beneficiaries of DU's habitat work. Wetlands improve the overall health of our environment by recharging and purifying groundwater, moderating floods and reducing soil erosion. Wetlands are nature's most productive ecosystems, providing critical habitat to more than 900 wildlife species and invaluable recreation opportunities for people to enjoy. The United States alone has lost more than half of its original wetlands and continues to lose more than 80,000 acres of the wetlands most important to wildlife each year.

The vision of Ducks Unlimited is wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.

DU & Hunting:
http://www.ducks.org/hunting


DU & Conservation:
http://www.ducks.org/conservation


DU Magazine:
http://www.ducks.org/magazine


Waterfowl IQ Quizzes:
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/duquiz

Ducks Unlimited is a grassroots, volunteer-based organization. Its members are conservationists and lovers of the outdoors who live throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, DU volunteers hosted more
than 4,500 grassroots fund-raising events such as member and sponsor banquets, shooting and
fishing tournaments and golf outings.

Event dollars represent some of DU's most important sources of revenue. Since event dollars are typically unrestricted, DU is able to spend these funds in our highest priority areas and use them to leverage additional funds from other sources. Recently, DU leveraged an average of six additional dollars for every net unrestricted dollar raised.

During the past fiscal year, 87 percent of DU's expenditures were converted directly to conservation work. This habitat is needed desperately by ducks, geese and other wetland-dependent wildlife to survive.

As of Jan. 1, 2008:

Canada - 99,759
Mexico - 4,027
U.S. Adult members - 616,659
U.S. Greenwing members (17 & under) - 72,193

TOTAL MEMBERS - 792,638