Whether it’s cartoons, old wives’ tales, or well-meaning advice from family members, many myths about pet nutrition persist.

Wild populations of the rare Maccoa duck, an African wetland species, have been dwindling for decades. There numbers are ...

A special vending machine for feeding ducks appropriate food has been installed in a park after complaints the birds are becoming ill due to people feeding them bread. It follows a request from ...

A special vending machine for feeding ducks appropriate food has been installed in a park after complaints the birds are becoming ill due to people feeding them bread.

Wildlife experts are warning never to feed bread to ducks, geese or swans in this blazing sunshine. By Alex Evans, Deputy Audience Editor. 17:43, Sun, Aug 11, 2024 | UPDATED: 17:43, Sun, Aug 11, 2024.

Wild ducks tend to stick to whatever bugs they find, and they will eat food that is fed to them by park visitors or guests. Bread has been long regarded as a bad thing to feed wild birds.