Conservation

The Great Mallard Debate

The “free-flighted release” of captive-reared mallards has been a contentious issue for some time. Free-flighted release means the release of mallards into the wild in a flight-conditioned state to be hunted later over decoys. This practice differs from a “tower shoot,” in which birds are released from a tower to be shot at by lined-up gunners. Most common in the Atlantic Flyway, free-flighted releases have introduced millions of mallards into the wild during the past few decades.
    But a special report from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&WS) poses... Read More »

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