Category

Mottled Duck

Mottled ducks live year-round in the upper Texas coast area, and as a consequence, face challenges that include habitat loss due to urban sprawl, agricultural changes, and sea level rise, in addition to contamination from the lead once used in waterfowl shotgun shell loads.

Interviews

Narrator: Todd MerendinoTitle: Ditches and PondsDuration: 00:01:39Date: May 1, 2020Dr. Todd Merendino is the manager of conservation programs for the Texas office of Ducks Unlimited. Here he explains the challenges of ensuring adequate habitat for mottled ducks on the upper Texas coast, in the face of urban sprawl, agricultural changes, and sea level rise.Narrator: Charles StutzenbakerTitle: Lead ShotDuration: 00:01:50Date: April 9, 2020Charles Stutzenbaker, a waterfowl biologist, marsh manager, and aquatic plant expert for Texas Parks and Wildlife, remembers his discovery during the early 1960s of ducks in a southeast Texas marsh, found weakened and contaminated with lead shot.