▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁D uck s ▁Un limited ▁has ▁conser ved ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 . 5 ▁million ▁acres ▁of ▁water f ow l ▁habitat ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁D U ▁partners ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁corpor ations , ▁govern ments , ▁other ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations , ▁land own ers , ▁and ▁private ▁citizens ▁to ▁restore ▁and ▁manage ▁areas ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁de grad ed ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁de grad ation ▁of ▁existing ▁wet lands . ▁D U ▁is ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁working ▁with ▁others ▁to ▁recommend ▁government ▁policies ▁that ▁will ▁influence ▁wet lands ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁D U ▁generated ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 3 5 ▁million ▁in ▁reven ues ▁during ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁fis cal ▁year , ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁that ▁re venue ▁goes ▁directly ▁toward ▁habitat ▁conservation . ▁Their ▁sources ▁of ▁re venue ▁include ▁federal ▁and ▁state ▁habitat ▁re imb urs ements , ▁conservation ▁eas ements , ▁spons ors , ▁members , ▁major ▁g ifts , ▁don ations , ▁roy alt ies ▁and ▁advert is ement . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁D U ' s ▁financial ▁contrib utors ▁and ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁members ▁are ▁hun ters . ▁Its ▁D U ▁Magazine ▁contains ▁many ▁historical ▁and ▁practical ▁articles ▁on ▁water f ow l ▁hunting , ▁and ▁it ▁obtain s ▁re venue ▁from ▁advert is ements ▁of ▁water f ow ling ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁shot g uns , ▁am mun ition