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State’s mallard population takes off, growing nearly 50% in CDFW’s latest waterfowl count

It’s a good year for ducks. The breeding population of mallards shot up 49% to 265,640, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday in its 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey. Total ducks, taking account of all species, increased 27% to 474,495, wildlife experts said. The data will be used to calculate hunting regulations […]

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