The photos and scenarios of waterfowl dying off in the hundreds and thousands in historically significant habitat can be startling and often go by the name of Avian Botulism, and cholera. How do conservationists make an impact in preventing this and how does it impact the overall health of the population?

After a year without many contests, the World Goose Calling Championship Contest was back on in Maryland this past November. With it, the event crowned a new Champion in Lee Williams.

The river runs through it, for hundreds of miles finally depositing past Venice, Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. A football field of marsh is lost every 100 minutes and duck hunters won’t be haunted by the waters like Norman Maclean, but by the loss of the wintering habitat, the waters are taking away.