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.

40 years of NAWMP: An enduring continental commitment to wetlands

Nature thrives when we flock together

How do ducks navigate long distances during migration?

Dining with DUC • PAT KEHOE, ACTING CEO OF DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA, SHARES A WARMING SOUP THAT’S SURE TO PUT SOME SPRING IN YOUR STEP.

Canada’s Great Green Heart • STRETCHING ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE A VAST GREEN CREST, CANADA’S BOREAL REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL LANDSCAPES ON EARTH.

Mission to Marsh • WORLD WETLANDS DAY BRINGS THE WONDER OF WETLANDS HOME TO CANADA

A hidden climate cost • A NEW STUDY REVEALS THAT DRAINING WETLANDS ACROSS THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION IS RELEASING MILLIONS OF TONNES OF GREENHOUSE GASES—MAKING DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA’S CONSERVATION WORK MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER.

WILDLIFE IN FOCUS • NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER WALTER MANUEL REMINDS US OF THE QUIET BEAUTY WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED WHEN WE SLOW DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION.

Keeping the conservation spark alive for 40 years • SASKATCHEWAN’S RON SCHAAL NAMED DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA’S NATIONAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

The story of Ducks Unlimited de México

Where these women lead, impact follows • THE BOW VALLEY PINTAILS ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY, CONFIDENCE AND CONSERVATION IMPACT IN CALGARY

Drawn to nature • THROUGH HER WORK WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA, WINNIPEG ARTIST JUSTINE PROULX INVITES US TO REDISCOVER OUR PLACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD.

Between fire and ice • HOW WETLANDS CAN QUIETLY SHAPE OUR CLIMATE FUTURE

Leading the way • HOW DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA IS PUTTING TECHNOLOGY TO WORK FOR CONSERVATION IN SASKATCHEWAN

Fifty years of conservation in Quebec

Celebrating a decade of restoration at Big Creek

Treasured Wetlands tell stories of nature and people • HOW NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA’S WETLANDS NURTURE WILDLIFE, COMMUNITIES AND SHARED HISTORY

A gateway to nature for urban youth in Montreal