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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations

A plan to save our ducks	Reports Essays	Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation Waterfowl management Duck populations	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A report written by Frederic Leopold to address the issue of the continuing decline in waterfowl populations. Leopold voices concerns about the overly optimistic report from Ducks Unlimited regarding waterfowl population and the fact that the effects of over-hunting have been down played. F. Leopold references his brother Aldo Leopold and his book "Game Management" and the philosophy of limiting factors. F. Leopold believes that excessive hunting is the main limiting factor in the declining duck population and not loss of habitat.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	12	10
Preparations for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks	Reports	Birdhouses Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Eggs--Incubation Duck populations Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An article written by Frederic Leopold that describes how to prepare for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks and how to observe and track activity in the Wood Duck houses. Leopold also discusses the topic of shortening the open water fowl hunting season to limit the number of breeding ducks that are killed each year. The article was possibly published in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	12	16