Survey shows duck numbers robust

As the 2023 Victorian duck season nears, there are claims from anti-hunters about declining waterbird numbers necessitating a ban. The annual aerial Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey has been undertaken for more than four decades and is currently overseen by the University of NSW – and the survey draws no connection between hunting and duck populations. […]

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