Here’s what to do — and not to do — if you find an animal nesting near your home this spring

Spring is when wildlife — everything from birds to deer to alligators — bear their young, often in locations more suitable to ...
AOL

Duck tries nesting at Ankeny park. DNR sees it as educational moment.

Ankeny city officials have closed off a section of Centennial Park to let a mama duck hatch her eggs in peace. A social media post announcing the closure quickly had people sounding off in the ...
KSTP-TV

DNR DuckCam? Mallard duck lays eggs in vacant eagle’s nest

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ EagleCam is finally capturing eggs on video — just not the kind viewers were expecting. In a sudden twist, a female mallard duck has decided to move into ...

Mother duck gets community help for nest

A Philadelphia neighborhood is making sure a mother mallard and her ducklings are safe. The mother is nesting on a small ...
West Central Tribune

Hen mallard finds a safe but lively nesting site on preschool playground in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Graduation night for preschool students at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Minn., Monday, May 24, had a special visitor. One hen mallard sat still as a statue on a nest, ...
Hartford Courant

Connecticut wildlife study seeks public help to gauge mallard ducks’ health and nest numbers

Connecticut wildlife biologists are seeking the public’s help in gauging the reproductive health of mallard ducks in the state. Also known as the “greenhead” for the males’ emerald mantles, mallards ...