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.

The power of our continental conservation community

A century strong

What do dragonflies eat and how do they hunt? • THE DUCK DOCTORS ARE IN, SHARING INSIGHTS FROM THE WILD!

Going above and beyond borders • A HEALTHY CONTINENT STARTS HERE, IN THE GREAT LAKES ECOREGION—WHERE A SHARED VISION IS RESTORING NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO UPHOLD A FUTURE OF BIODIVERSITY, CLEAN WATER, MIGRATION, FARMING AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.

Connecting flights • UNITED BY THE OUTDOORS, CONNECTED BY DUCKS

Winner’s circle • DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA RECOGNIZES PEOPLE WHO ARE DEVOTING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

Amazing feats of nature • NATURE IS QUIETLY OVERPERFORMING IN THE BACKGROUND OF OUR LIVES, FROM MANAGING MELTWATER IN MONCTON TO FENDING OFF FLOODS IN ST. JOHN’S TO SHELTERING WILDLIFE IN SASKATOON. THE AMAZING FEATS OF NATURE ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE FORM OF WETLANDS ACTING AS PURIFIERS, FORESTS SERVING AS CLASSROOMS, AND ECOSYSTEMS REVIVING AT SURPRISING SPEEDS. JOIN US FOR A BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF THE MANY WAYS THAT NATURE IS MAKING LIFE BETTER IN CANADA.

The biodiversity lens • FROM GLOBAL GATHERINGS TO BACKYARD BIO-BLITZES, BIODIVERSITY IS A WELCOME VIEW IN THE PANORAMA OF CONSERVATION IN CANADA.

Top billing • AFTER A MONTH OF VOTING, THE WINNER OF DUC’S MARSH MADNESS HAS BEEN CROWNED – AND CANADA’S FAVOURITE WETLAND BIRD SPLASHES DOWN ON THE COMPETITION.

Breaking the dry spells • MANY OF CANADA’S MOST VITAL LANDSCAPES, CRUCIAL FOR COUNTLESS WILDLIFE SPECIES, FACE INCREASING DROUGHT CHALLENGES. FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA AND OUR PARTNERS, THESE CHALLENGES SERVE TO STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE AND SHARPEN OUR FOCUS. TOGETHER, WE’RE FINDING WAYS TO BRING RESILIENCE TO THESE LANDS, ENSURING THEY NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

Wetlands and our well-being • HOW SPENDING TIME IN NATURE CAN HELP TAKE US FROM SAD TO GLAD

Conservation on campus • CLUBS CONNECT STUDENTS TO EACH OTHER AND TO NATURE

Wings Over Water touches down on Earth Day • CANADIANS OF ALL AGES FLOCK TO THEATRES FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF AWE-INSPIRING FILM