Why migratory waterfowl may abandon Ohio River

Published: March 5, 2010, 5 a.m.

Human alterations to the landscape have dried up more than half of US wetlands. Now a new study predicts a warmer climate will also disrupt wetland ecosystems, and ducks will be on the losing end. At a popular stopping point for migratory waterfowl along the Ohio River in western Kentucky, one scientist is noticing changes in migration patterns. Micah Schweitzer reports for the Ohio River Radio Consortium.