Conservator

A celebration of the conservation lifestyle, the award-winning Conservator magazine is Ducks Unlimited Canada's flagship publication that aims to showcase the incredible wetland conservation work that helps clean our water, supports our wildlife and improves our lives. Hopeful and helpful, Conservator aims to empower our readers and reflect their personal conservation decisions.

Partnership and ingenuity

Happy 45th birthday, Conservator

There's a duck nest in my yard. What should I expect and what should I do? • THE DUCK DOCTORS ARE IN, SHARING INSIGHTS FROM THE WILD!

Small ponds for the win! • CELEBRATING NATURE’S MVPS: MOST VALUABLE PONDS

Lessons in habitat and hope • WHY WETLANDS MAY JUST BE THE SWELL SOLUTION THAT HELP SWALLOWS SUCCEED.

Dive into wetland fun! • SCHOOL’S (ALMOST) OUT FOR SUMMER, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES HAVE TO END.

Greenheads are (truly) forever • THE MIGHTY MALLARD RISES ABOVE ITS COMPETITION TO TAKE THE 2025 MARSH MADNESS CROWN AS CANADA’S PREFERRED MIGRATORY BIRD

Rebuilding a legacy • MANY OF DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA’S OLDER ENGINEERED WETLAND PROJECTS ARE UNDERGOING UPGRADES. WE’RE WORKING TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO WATERFOWL, WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

Wetland Views • TO CELEBRATE WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2025, DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (DUC) ASKED OUR SUPPORTERS TO SUBMIT PHOTOS OF, AND TELL US ABOUT, THEIR FAVOURITE WETLAND VIEWS. THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

Winner's Circle • DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (DUC) RECOGNIZES PEOPLE WHO ARE DEVOTING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND CONTINENT.

For the good of the land • DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (DUC) HAS ENJOYED AN UPTICK IN LAND DONATIONS RECENTLY AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE PLACED THESE CRITICAL SPACES UNDER OUR CARE. HERE’S HOW THEIR GOOD LAND WILL BE USED FOR THE GOOD OF WATERFOWL, WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE.