![]() Approximately 98 cents out of every duck stamp dollar is spent to acquire or lease lands for the National Wildlife Refuge System. The program is a model of conservation efficiency. Since its enactment, this landmark initiative has generated more than $900 million to conserve nearly 6 million acres of wetlands across the United States through the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the federal duck stamp. ![]() What this program has done for waterfowl and other wildlife since is one of the greatest success stories in the history of conservation. Duck hunters and their allies rallied, urging Congress to pass the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act, popularly known as the Duck Stamp Act, in 1934. ![]() ![]() Something had to be done-and fast-to save waterfowl. Hunters had seen duck numbers decline steadily since the turn of the 20th century, but the situation had never been so dire. history was turning vital wetlands into barren wastelands and decimating duck populations. ![]() During the early 1930s, the most devastating drought in U.S. It was the worst of times for ducks, and the bleakest of times for duck hunters. ![]()
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