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Vanishing Paradise
Since the 1930s, more than 2,300 square miles of Louisana’s vital marshlands have disappeared. Every 30 minutes, another area of coastland the size of a football field disappears.
Why Should I Care?
The consequences will be seen most especially by hunters up and down the flyways. Louisiana’scoastal marshes hosts up to 20% of the nation’s wintering waterfowl. Coastal Louisiana is also host to some of the best finfishing in the Gulf. As we lose the wetlands, we lose the fisheries that support recreational fishing. READ MORE
About Vanishing Paradise
About Vanishing Paradise
Ducks Unlimited (DU) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) understand the importance of Coastal Louisiana wetlands to both wildlife and people and mutually recognize that these important wetlands are being lost at an alarming rate. DU and NWF have forged a partnership to advocate for restoration of the processes that created Louisiana’s coastal wetlands by nationalizing the issue and educating members of congress.
Vanishing Paradise - The Threat
The Threat
Since the 1930s, more than 2,300 square miles of Louisana’s vital marshlands have disappeared. Every 30 minutes, another area of coastland the size of a football field disappears.
Why Should I Care?
The consequences will be seen most especially by hunters up and down the flyways. Louisiana’scoastal marshes hosts up to 20% of the nation’s wintering waterfowl. Coastal Louisiana is also host to some of the best finfishing in the Gulf. As we lose the wetlands, we lose the fisheries that support recreational fishing.