DUCK STAMPS HAVE BEEN ISSUED EVERY YEAR FOR 60 YEARS! THE
PICTURE ON EACH YEAR’S DUCK STAMP IS PICKED IN A BIG CONTEST.
MANY ARTISTS ENTER THEIR PAINTINGS TO TRY TO WIN THE CONTEST.

DUCK_STAMPS ARE VERY COLORFUL AND MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO
COLLECT THEM.

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DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO LIKES TO FISH OR HUNT?
.| WETLANDS ARE IMPORTANT TO HUNTERS AND FISHER-
MEN BECAUSE SO MANY WILD ANIMALS AND FISH MAKE
THEIR HOMES IN WETLANDS.



US. Fish & Wildlife Service

1849 C Street, NW

Washington, DC 20240

1 800/344 WILD

http://www.fws.gov/



WETLANDS ARE JUST THAT— WET LANDS /
THIS COLORING BOOK WILL HELP You
LEARN MORE ABOUT WETLANDS AND
THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THEM...
LET’S GET STARTED/



THIS IS THE CINNAMON TEAL DUCK DRAWN BY GERALD MOBLEY

THAT IS USED FOR THE 1985-86 DUCK STAMP. THE CINNAMON

TEAL IS:MOSTLY REDDISH BROWN, BUT IT HAS SOME LIGHT BLUE,

GREEN AND WHITE ON ITS WINGS. ’LL BET IF YOU TRY REAL HARD,
YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK REAL!





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YOU MAKE A LIST OF THE
ANIMALS YOU SEE... BINOCULARS
’ AND A BIRD BOOK WILL MAKE IT
EASIER TO SEE AND NAME



MANY ANIMALS FIND THEIR FOOD IN WETLANDS. RACCOONS FIND FISH,
TURTLES FIND INSECTS, AND DUCKS FIND THE PLANTS THEY LIKE TO
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WATER AT TIMES. SWAMPS ARE WETLANDS. MARSHES, PONDS, AND

WETLANDS ARE PLACES THAT ARE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH
EDGES OF CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE WETLANDS, TOO.



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MALLARDS ARE COLORFUL DUCKS THAT CAN BE SEEN ON WETLANDS
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TIDAL MARSHES ARE ALSO WETLANDS AND ARE THE HOMES OF CRABS,
SHRIMP, OYSTERS, AND MANY KINDS OF FISH AND SEA LIFE. LITTLE

FISH FEED AND HIDE AMONG THE MARSH GRASSES UNTIL THEY ARE
BIG ENOUGH TO SWIM OUT TO SEA.



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CAN YOU DRAW YOUR OWN
DUCK STAMP? HERE'S A PLACE
FOR YOU TO TRY!



THE COLOR OF AN ANIMAL IS VERY
IMPORTANT...BLENDING WITH ITS NATURAL
WABITAT HELPS IT TO SURVIVE...IF YOU AREN'T
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| WETLANDS HELP PROTECT OUR HOMES FROM WEATHER. WETLANDS
LOWER FLOODWATERS BY HOLD!NS RAIN AND MELTING SNOW. ALSO,
| ON THE SEA COASTS, WETLANDS CATM*:H THE FURY OF HURRICANES!



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BALD EAGLES LIKE TO EAT FISH AND ARE OFTEN SEEN AROUND WET-
LANDS. BALD EAGLES ARE “ENDANGERED”. THAT MEANS THERE ARE
NOT MANY OF THEM LEFT IN MOST PARTS OF OUR COUNTRY. MANY
OTHER ENDANGERED ANIMALS ALSO LIVE IN WETLANDS.



UNFORTUNATELY, MANY WETLANDS ARE BEING DRAINED OF ALL
THEIR WATER. PEOPLE THEN PLANT CROPS ON THEM OR BUILD ROADS,
AIRPORTS, OR HOUSES. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, ANIMALS AND FISH LOSE

THEIR HOMES.