For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many ...

elevation data, and the US National Wetlands Inventory dataset to compare historical wetland areas with today's boundaries in the Des Moines Lobe (Iowa) portion of the Prairie Pothole Region.

Known as the Prairie Pothole Region, these shallow pools of water were left behind after glaciers receded and have been a ...

A 2024 Fish and Wildlife Service rule intended to protect the Upper Midwest’s prairie potholes has now drawn a potentially far-reaching legal challenge drafted by conservative lawyers.

To qualify for prevented planting in the Prairie Pothole National Priority Area, acreage must have been “planted and harvested (or incurred an insurable loss other than for excess moisture ...

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new ...