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BirdNote®: Frank Bellrose and the Wood Ducks

One man’s dedication to the threatened Wood Duck helped protect the bird and change the nature of duck conservation.

Sometimes all you need is the dedication of a few individuals to help protect a species and reverse its decline. As BirdNote®’s Mary McCann discovered, that was the case with a man named Frank Bellrose and the wood ducks he so loved.
(Photo: Tom Grey ©)