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 adventure of conservation

Conservator

Conservation never gets old

DUC BOARD OF DIRECTORS • DUC is governed by a board of directors, whose dedicated members across Canada and the U.S. work closely with staff to develop the broad policy that guides every aspect of DUC’s pursuit of our conservation mission and vision.

It’s sky-gazing season • CELEBRATING MIGRATION AND THE MAGICAL SPECTACLE OF BIRDS ON THE MOVE

CONSERVATION AT THE SUSTAINABLE TABLE

Wetland mapping to support Indigenous-led conservation in northern B.C. • HELICOPTERS, SATELLITES AND WADING IN MARSHES LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR CONSERVATION

INVESTING IN INDIGENOUS GUARDIANS

WHAT’S AN INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREA (IPCA)?

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WILD KIND • PHOTOGRAPHERS SHARE THEIR MOST EXCITING WILDLIFE EXPERIENCES

FLOW STATE • WILLIAM SHOTYK AND HIS FARM ARE “IN THE ZONE” IN THE LAND OF FLOWING WATER

Conservationists in training • YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS TAKE TO MANITOBA’S WETLANDS AND GRASSLANDS TO GAIN FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD

Nature-based learning takes flight on the prairies

Focused on the future • BREAKING NEW GROUND TO SET THE STAGE FOR SUCCESSFUL CONSERVATION

An ode to Odonata • ONTARIO NATURALIST TOPS THE PROJECT DRAGONFLY CHARTS WITH HIS IMPRESSIVE SIGHTINGS

Fly tying: where fin and feather come together