Show Increase of Ten Million Ducks Forecast by Canadian Survey By JOHN MOONEY Thanks to a favorable combination combination combination combi combi- nation of rainy weather and the cooperation of working hard-working conservationists conservationists conservationists con con- in the United States and Canada an estimated 10 million million mil mu- lion more ducks will wing their way southward this fall than last year it was reported Friday by Ducks Unlimited Canada in an exclusive forecast to The Salt Lake Telegram Although botulism struck k in four widely separated points in Canada early in irs August a prompt defense cut the loss to a few thousand birds and now with 90 per cent of the flock on the wing through most of Canada a duck harvest of approximately 69 million million mil mu- lion birds seems assured With justifiable pride Ducks Unlimited reports that the annual catastrophe of drying lakes did not wreak its usual heavy toll since most of the shallow ponds were dredged to provide water holes for the dry season A few scattered broods died from the lack of water and botulism at this point but the percentage of fatalities was almost nil compared compared com corn pared to a few years ago Breaking down the report from thousands of Men Kee-Men Ducks Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Un Un- limited reports that ducks on the south prairies of Alberta are numerous numerous nu nu- with pintails showing th the biggest increase followed by teal and Cooler weather which almost single handedly stamped out a botulism plague is credi credited ed with saving one of the largest largest flocks flocks in the dominion The Many Island Lake project reports a per cent increase over 1939 with an estimated ducks nesting there preparatory preparatory preparatory tory to their fall flights The Saskatchewan flocks are on the wing with mallards and pintails taking off by August 1 and elers and widgeon by the Even the cans and other divers were ahead of the 1939 schedule Biggest increases have been among the pintails cans and redheads redheads redheads red red- heads Ducks Unlimited reports |